Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs EPYC 9655P

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Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9655P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.62no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency23.54no data
Architecture codenameTurin (2024)no data
Release date10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$10,811no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

EPYC 9655P 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 cores9614 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads19214
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.51 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache384 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography4 nm3 nm
Die size12x 70.6 mm2no data
Number of transistors99,780 millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9655P 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
SocketSP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)400 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9655P 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 9655P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9655P 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 cardN/AApple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9655P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes128no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 October 2024 30 November 2024
Physical cores 96 14
Threads 192 14
Chip lithography 4 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 400 Watt 80 Watt

EPYC 9655P has 585.7% more physical cores and 1271.4% more threads.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 400% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between EPYC 9655P and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that EPYC 9655P is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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