Xeon D-1622 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Xeon D-1622 by a whopping 615% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 168 | 1447 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 21.71 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M4 | Intel Xeon D |
| Power efficiency | 29.41 | 9.25 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Broadwell (2015−2019) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 2 April 2019 (5 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $170 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 2.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Bus type | no data | DMI 2.0 |
| Multiplier | no data | 26 |
| L1 cache | no data | 256 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 6 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Die size | no data | 246.24 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 3200 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | FCBGA1667 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 40 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Intel® AVX2 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| QuickAssist | no data | - |
| Turbo Boost Technology | no data | 2.0 |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
| Idle States | no data | + |
| Thermal Monitoring | - | + |
| GPIO | no data | + |
| AMT | no data | SPS 3.0 |
| Quiet System | no data | - |
Security technologies
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
| EDB | no data | + |
| Secure Key | no data | + |
| SGX | no data | - |
| OS Guard | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
| EPT | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4, DDR3 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 34.124 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 40-core GPU | no data |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622.
| PCIe version | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 32 |
| USB revision | no data | 2.0/3.0 |
| Total number of SATA ports | no data | 6 |
| Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports | no data | 6 |
| Number of USB ports | no data | 8 |
| Integrated LAN | no data | - |
| UART | no data | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.97 | 3.91 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 2 April 2019 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 40 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 615.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon D-1622, on the other hand, has 125% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon D-1622 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon D-1622 is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-1622, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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