Xeon Bronze 3408U vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.17
+333%
Xeon Bronze 3408U
2023
8 cores / 8 threads, 125 Watt
6.28

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Xeon Bronze 3408U by a whopping 333% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Bronze 3408U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1801072
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data29.04
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency63.954.73
Architecture codenameno dataSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)10 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$425

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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)
Threads148
Base clock speedno data1.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz1.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data22.5 MB
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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
Socketno dataFCLGA4677
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Bronze 3408U. 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-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Bronze 3408U 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 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Bronze 3408U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4000
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 20-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Bronze 3408U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data80

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.17 6.28
Recency 30 October 2024 10 January 2023
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 14 8
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 125 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 332.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 75% more physical cores and 75% more threads, and 212.5% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Bronze 3408U in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon Bronze 3408U is a server/workstation one.


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