Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon Silver 4416+

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Silver 4416+ and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking151not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation72.16no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency16.60no data
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)no data
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$1,186no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Silver 4416+ 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 cores20 (Icosa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads408
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.9 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache37.5 MBno data
Chip lithography10 nm3 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)82 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Silver 4416+ 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 configuration2no data
Socket4677no data
Power consumption (TDP)165 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Silver 4416+ and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
TSX+-

Security technologies

Xeon Silver 4416+ and Apple M4 (8 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 Silver 4416+ and Apple M4 (8 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 Silver 4416+ and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4000no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M4 8-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Silver 4416+ and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes80no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 28 October 2024
Physical cores 20 8
Threads 40 8
Chip lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 165 Watt 5 Watt

Xeon Silver 4416+ has 150% more physical cores and 400% more threads.

Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Silver 4416+ and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Silver 4416+ is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.


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