Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) vs Xeon Gold 6348

Place in the ranking	122	167
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Apple M4
Power efficiency	13.08	82.29
Architecture codename	Ice Lake-SP (2021)	no data
Release date	6 April 2021 (3 years ago)	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6348 and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 cores	28 (Octacosa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	56	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.592 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.5 GHz	4.51 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	4 MB
L3 cache	42 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	80 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6348 and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 configuration	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA4189	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	235 Watt	32 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Speed Shift	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6348 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 6348 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	DDR5
Maximum memory size	6 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M4 16-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6348 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores).

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	64	no data

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	32.64	27.97
Recency	6 April 2021	30 October 2024
Physical cores	28	12
Threads	56	12
Chip lithography	10 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	235 Watt	32 Watt

Xeon Gold 6348 has a 16.7% higher aggregate performance score, and 133.3% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 634.4% lower power consumption.

The Xeon Gold 6348 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Gold 6348 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6348 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.