Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs EPYC 4244P

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 4244P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking367not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation55.99no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency25.04no data
Architecture codenameRaphael (2023−2024)no data
Release date21 May 2024 (less than a year ago)30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 4244P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1214
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz4.51 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache32 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography5 nm3 nm
Die size71 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)61 °Cno data
Number of transistors6,570 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 4244P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM5no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4244P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 4244P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4244P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon GraphicsApple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 4244P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes28no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 21 May 2024 30 November 2024
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 14
Chip lithography 5 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 4244P has 23.1% lower power consumption.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 months, 133.3% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 4244P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 4244P is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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