EPYC 7532 vs Apple M1
Aggregate performance score
EPYC 7532 outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 538% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M1 and EPYC 7532 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1226 | 127 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | AMD EPYC |
| Power efficiency | no data | 15.58 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (4 years ago) | 19 February 2020 (4 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M1 and EPYC 7532 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.064 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 24 |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 256 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm, 14 nm |
| Number of transistors | 16000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on M1 and EPYC 7532 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.
| Socket | no data | Socket SP3 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 200 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and EPYC 7532. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and EPYC 7532 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and EPYC 7532. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 4 TiB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 8 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 204.763 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 8-Core GPU | no data |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 5.12 | 32.69 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 19 February 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 32 |
| Threads | 8 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm |
Apple M1 has an age advantage of 8 months, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
EPYC 7532, on the other hand, has a 538.5% higher aggregate performance score, and 300% more physical cores and 700% more threads.
The EPYC 7532 is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M1 is a notebook processor while EPYC 7532 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 and EPYC 7532, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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