Xeon Gold 6346 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

Place in the ranking	180	218
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Apple M4	no data
Power efficiency	63.95	10.89
Architecture codename	no data	Ice Lake-SP (2021)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6346 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	16 (Hexadeca-Core)
Threads	14	32
Base clock speed	no data	3.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	3.6 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	36 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	78 °C
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6346 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 configuration	no data	2
Socket	no data	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6346. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+
vPro	no data	+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	no data	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6346 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6346 are enumerated here.

VT-d	no data	+
VT-x	no data	+
EPT	no data	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6346. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M4 20-core GPU

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6346.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.17	23.71
Recency	30 October 2024	6 April 2021
Physical cores	14	16
Threads	14	32
Chip lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	205 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 14.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 412.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6346, 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 6346 in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6346 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6346, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.