Xeon Platinum 8352M vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
28.02
+0.2%
Xeon Platinum 8352M
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 185 Watt
27.96

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking165167
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency29.3114.23
Architecture codenameno dataIce Lake-SP (2021)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1664
Base clock speedno data2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data48 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data81 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M 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 dataFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt185 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.02 27.96
Recency 30 October 2024 6 April 2021
Physical cores 16 32
Threads 16 64
Chip lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 185 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 0.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 105.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Platinum 8352M, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8352M.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8352M is a server/workstation one.


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