Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon Gold 6234

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6234 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking699not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation6.32no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon GoldApple M4
Power efficiency8.10no data
Architecture codenameCascade Lake (2019−2020)no data
Release date2 April 2019 (5 years ago)30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$2,214no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6234 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1614
Base clock speed3.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz4.51 GHz
Bus typeDMI 3.0no data
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier33no data
L1 cache512 KBno data
L2 cache8 MBno data
L3 cache24.75 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature79 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6234 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 configuration4 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)130 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6234 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6234 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6234 and Apple M4 Max (14 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 Gold 6234 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth140.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

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 Xeon Gold 6234 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 April 2019 30 November 2024
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 14
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 130 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon Gold 6234 has 14.3% more threads.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 75% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6234 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6234 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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