EPYC 9555 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 12-Core and EPYC 9555 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking418not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency56.40no 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$9,826

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 12-Core and EPYC 9555 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core)
Threads12128
Base clock speed2.748 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data8x 70.6 mm2
Number of transistors37000 Million66,520 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 12-Core and EPYC 9555 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)27 Watt360 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and EPYC 9555. 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 Pro 12-Core and EPYC 9555 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and EPYC 9555. 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 Pro 18-Core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and EPYC 9555.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2023 10 October 2024
Physical cores 12 64
Threads 12 128
Chip lithography 3 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 360 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1233.3% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9555, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 433.3% more physical cores and 966.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between M3 Pro 12-Core and EPYC 9555. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while EPYC 9555 is a server/workstation one.


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