Xeon Silver 4510 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
+30.3%
Xeon Silver 4510
2023
12 cores / 24 threads, 150 Watt
21.51

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Xeon Silver 4510 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Silver 4510 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking165251
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data100.00
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency29.3113.50
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)14 December 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$563

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Silver 4510 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1624
Base clock speedno data2.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data30 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data84 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Silver 4510 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 dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Silver 4510. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AMX, Intel® 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 Silver 4510 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Silver 4510 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 Silver 4510. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5 @ 4400 MT/s (1 DPC &2DPC)
Maximum memory sizeno data4 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Silver 4510.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data80

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.02 21.51
Recency 30 October 2024 14 December 2023
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 16 24
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 150 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 30.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 33.3% more physical cores, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

Xeon Silver 4510, on the other hand, has 50% more threads.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Silver 4510 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon Silver 4510 is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Silver 4510, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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