EPYC 9645 vs Apple M3 Max 14-Core

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Primary details

Comparing M3 Max 14-Core and EPYC 9645 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking226not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency27.86no data
Architecture codenameno dataTurin (2024)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)10 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$11,048

Detailed specifications

M3 Max 14-Core and EPYC 9645 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)96
Threads14192
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm3 nm
Number of transistors92000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M3 Max 14-Core and EPYC 9645 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)78 Watt320 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Max 14-Core and EPYC 9645. 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 M3 Max 14-Core and EPYC 9645 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Max 14-Core and EPYC 9645. 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 M3 Max 30-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Max 14-Core and EPYC 9645.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2023 10 October 2024
Physical cores 14 96
Threads 14 192
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 320 Watt

Apple M3 Max 14-Core has 310.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9645, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 585.7% more physical cores and 1271.4% more threads.

We couldn't decide between M3 Max 14-Core and EPYC 9645. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 14-Core is a notebook processor while EPYC 9645 is a server/workstation one.


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