Apple M2 Pro vs EPYC 9124

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9124 and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	172	544
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	22.54	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	13.15	no data
Architecture codename	Genoa (2022−2023)	no data
Release date	10 November 2022 (2 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,083	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9124 and M2 Pro 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm, 6 nm	5 nm
Die size	4x 72 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	26,280 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9124 and M2 Pro 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	SP5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	200 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9124 and M2 Pro. 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 9124 and M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9124 and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-4800	no data
Maximum memory size	6 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	460.8 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9124 and M2 Pro.

PCIe version	5.0	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	27.79	13.73
Recency	10 November 2022	17 January 2023
Physical cores	16	12
Threads	32	12

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