EPYC 7H12 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
EPYC 7H12
2019
64 cores / 128 threads, 280 Watt
43.84
+305%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Apple M1 Pro by a whopping 305% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and EPYC 7H12 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking72148
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD EPYC
Power efficiencyno data14.82
Architecture codenameno dataZen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)18 September 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and EPYC 7H12 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads10128
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.3 GHz
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache2.9 MB4 MB
L2 cache28 MB32 MB
L3 cache24 MB256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm7 nm, 14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistors33700 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and EPYC 7H12 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data2 (Multiprocessor)
Socketno dataTR4
Power consumption (TDP)no data280 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and EPYC 7H12. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and EPYC 7H12 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and EPYC 7H12. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TiB
Max memory channelsno data8
Maximum memory bandwidthno data204.763 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUno data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 Pro 10.83
EPYC 7H12 43.84
+305%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 Pro 17201
EPYC 7H12 69633
+305%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 43.84
Recency 18 October 2021 18 September 2019
Physical cores 10 64
Threads 10 128
Chip lithography 5 nm 7 nm

Apple M1 Pro has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

EPYC 7H12, on the other hand, has a 304.8% higher aggregate performance score, and 540% more physical cores and 1180% more threads.

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 Pro in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and EPYC 7H12, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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