Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs EPYC 9754

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 9754 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	12	538
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	1.03	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	16.63	no data
Architecture codename	Bergamo (2023)	no data
Release date	13 June 2023 (1 year ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$11,900	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 9754 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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	128	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	256	10
Base clock speed	2.25 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	7.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	256 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Die size	8x 73 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	71,000 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 9754 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core 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)	360 Watt	2424 ‑ 3696 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 9754 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. 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 9754 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 9754 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 9754 and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core.

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	64.45	13.95
Recency	13 June 2023	17 January 2023
Physical cores	128	10
Threads	256	10
Power consumption (TDP)	360 Watt	2424 Watt

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