Xeon Gold 5416S 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
+20%
Xeon Gold 5416S
2023
16 cores / 32 threads, 150 Watt
22.65

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Xeon Gold 5416S by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 5416S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking180232
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data63.97
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency63.9514.22
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$944

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 5416S 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)16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads1432
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80K (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data30 MB
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data79 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 5416S 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)40 Watt150 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 5416S. 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-+
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 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 5416S 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 Gold 5416S 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 Gold 5416S. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4400
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 Gold 5416S.

PCIe versionno data5
PCI Express lanesno data80

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.17 22.65
Recency 30 October 2024 10 January 2023
Physical cores 14 16
Threads 14 32
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 150 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 20% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, and 275% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 5416S, on the other hand, has 14.3% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 5416S in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 5416S is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 5416S, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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