Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon Phi 7210
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Phi 7210 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1298 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 2.01 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Knights Landing (2016) | no data |
| Release date | 20 June 2016 (8 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Phi 7210 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 cores | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 256 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 1.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 1.5 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| L1 cache | 32 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 0 KB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Number of transistors | 8,000 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Phi 7210 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | 3647 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7210 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Phi 7210 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7210 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| VT-d | + | no data |
| VT-x | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Phi 7210 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 20 June 2016 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 64 | 14 |
| Threads | 256 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 215 Watt | 80 Watt |
Xeon Phi 7210 has 357.1% more physical cores and 1728.6% more threads.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 168.8% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7210 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Phi 7210 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Phi 7210 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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