Apple M1 vs EPYC 7451

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7451 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	404	1192
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.73	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	8.56	no data
Architecture codename	Naples (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)	10 November 2020 (4 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,400	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7451 and Apple M1 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	24 (Tetracosa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	48	8
Base clock speed	2.3 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
Multiplier	23	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	16 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	16000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	-
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7451 and Apple M1 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	2 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	TR4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7451 and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7451 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7451 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	2 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	170.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7451 and Apple M1.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.28	5.17
Recency	29 June 2017	10 November 2020
Physical cores	24	8
Threads	48	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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