Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) vs EPYC 7453

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7453 and Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	128	180
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.29	no data
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	AMD EPYC	Apple M4
Power efficiency	13.32	63.95
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	no data
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,570	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7453 and Apple M4 Pro (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 cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	56	14
Base clock speed	2.75 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3.45 GHz	4.5 GHz
Multiplier	27.5	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm+	3 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	16,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7453 and Apple M4 Pro (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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	SP3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	40 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7453 and Apple M4 Pro (14 cores). 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 7453 and Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7453 and Apple M4 Pro (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Apple M4 20-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7453 and Apple M4 Pro (14 cores).

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	31.84	27.17
Recency	15 March 2021	30 October 2024
Physical cores	28	14
Threads	56	14
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	40 Watt

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