Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs AMD EPYC 7H12

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Combined performance score

EPYC 7H12
45.34
+405%

EPYC 7H12 outperforms Apple M1 Pro 8-Core by 405% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking39761
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Value for money5.01no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesAMD EPYCApple M-Series
Architecture codenameZen 2 (2019−2020)no data
Release date18 September 2019 (4 years old)18 October 2021 (2 years old)
Current price$6796 no data
Value for money

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Technical specs

EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 cores64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1288
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed3.3 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)2.3 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache256 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 14 nm5 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4,800 million33700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketTR4no data
Power consumption (TDP)280 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Eight-channelno data
Maximum memory size4 TiBno data
Max memory channels8no data
Maximum memory bandwidth204.763 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 45.34 8.97
Recency 18 September 2019 18 October 2021
Physical cores 64 8
Threads 128 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

The EPYC 7H12 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Pro 8-Core in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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