Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs EPYC 9224

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9224 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking183not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation12.65no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCApple M4
Power efficiency12.58no data
Architecture codenameGenoa (2022−2023)no data
Release date10 November 2022 (2 years ago)30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,825no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9224 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 cores24 (Tetracosa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads4814
Base clock speed2.5 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz4.51 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache64 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography5 nm, 6 nm3 nm
Die size4x 72 mm2no data
Number of transistors26,280 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9224 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 configuration2no data
SocketSP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)200 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9224 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 9224 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9224 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800no data
Maximum memory size6 TiBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth460.8 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9224 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2022 30 November 2024
Physical cores 24 14
Threads 48 14
Chip lithography 5 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 200 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 9224 has 71.4% more physical cores and 242.9% more threads.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 150% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 9224 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 9224 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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