EPYC 9015 vs Apple M2

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 and EPYC 9015 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking814not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency44.48no data
Architecture codenameno dataTurin (2024)
Release date10 June 2022 (2 years ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$527

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and EPYC 9015 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.424 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.48 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cache2 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache20 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data64 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data2x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors20000 Million16,630 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and EPYC 9015 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 configurationno data2
Socketno dataSP5
Power consumption (TDP)20 Watt125 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and EPYC 9015. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and EPYC 9015 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and EPYC 9015. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and EPYC 9015.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 June 2022 10 October 2024
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 20 Watt 125 Watt

Apple M2 has 525% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9015, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 and EPYC 9015. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while EPYC 9015 is a server/workstation one.


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