EPYC 9124 vs Apple M2

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40
EPYC 9124
2022
16 cores / 32 threads, 200 Watt
27.79
+196%

EPYC 9124 outperforms Apple M2 by a whopping 196% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and EPYC 9124 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking814172
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.54
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesAMD EPYC
Power efficiency44.4813.15
Architecture codenameno dataGenoa (2022−2023)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)10 November 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$1,083

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and EPYC 9124 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads832
Base clock speed2.424 GHz3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data30
L1 cache2 MB64K (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm, 6 nm
Die sizeno data4x 72 mm2
Number of transistors20000 Million26,280 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and EPYC 9124 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)20 Watt200 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and EPYC 9124. 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 and EPYC 9124 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and EPYC 9124. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TiB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data460.8 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and EPYC 9124.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

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 M2 9.40
EPYC 9124 27.79
+196%

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 M2 14933
EPYC 9124 44137
+196%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.40 27.79
Recency 10 June 2022 10 November 2022
Physical cores 8 16
Threads 8 32
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 200 Watt

Apple M2 has 900% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9124, on the other hand, has a 195.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The EPYC 9124 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9124 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and EPYC 9124, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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