EPYC 9455 vs Apple M2 Pro

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 Pro and EPYC 9455 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking544not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataTurin (2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$5,412

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Pro and EPYC 9455 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)48 (Octatetraconta-Core)
Threads1296
Base clock speed2.424 GHz3.15 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cache3.3 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB192 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data6x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors40000 Million49,890 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Pro and EPYC 9455 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
Socketno dataSP5
Power consumption (TDP)no data300 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Pro and EPYC 9455. 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 Apple M2 Pro and EPYC 9455 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Pro and EPYC 9455. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 Pro and EPYC 9455.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2023 10 October 2024
Physical cores 12 48
Threads 12 96
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

EPYC 9455 has an age advantage of 1 year, 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Pro and EPYC 9455. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 Pro is a notebook processor while EPYC 9455 is a server/workstation one.


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