Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon E-2468

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking400not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation93.14no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency23.91no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)no data
Release date14 December 2023 (1 year ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$426no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed2.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus rate16 GT/sno data
L1 cache80 KB (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache24 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 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
SocketFCLGA1700no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardN/AApple M4 8-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version5no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 December 2023 28 October 2024
Threads 16 8
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 5 Watt

Xeon E-2468 has 100% more threads.

Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and 1200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E-2468 and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E-2468 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.


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