EPYC Embedded 3251 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and EPYC Embedded 3251 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesApple M4AMD EPYC Embedded
Power efficiency63.95no data
Architecture codenameno dataZen (2017−2020)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)21 February 2018 (6 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$315

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and EPYC Embedded 3251 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1416
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.1 GHz
Multiplierno data25
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and EPYC Embedded 3251 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 data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataTR4
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt50 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and EPYC Embedded 3251. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and EPYC Embedded 3251 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and EPYC Embedded 3251. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Eight-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data512 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 20-core GPUno data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2024 21 February 2018
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 14 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 50 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has an age advantage of 6 years, 75% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 25% lower power consumption.

EPYC Embedded 3251, on the other hand, has 14.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and EPYC Embedded 3251. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while EPYC Embedded 3251 is a server/workstation one.


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