EPYC 9754S vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and EPYC 9754S processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking187not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency31.31no data
Architecture codenameno dataBergamo (2023)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$10,200

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and EPYC 9754S 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)128
Threads16256
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.25 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz3.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data8x 73 mm2
Number of transistors92000 Million71,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and EPYC 9754S 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 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and EPYC 9754S. 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 M3 Max 16-Core and EPYC 9754S are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and EPYC 9754S. 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 40-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and EPYC 9754S.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2023 13 June 2023
Physical cores 16 128
Threads 16 256
Chip lithography 3 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 360 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has an age advantage of 4 months, a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 361.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9754S, on the other hand, has 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and EPYC 9754S. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while EPYC 9754S is a server/workstation one.


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