Xeon D-2739NT vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking168not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency29.41no data
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)1 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.5 GHz
L3 cacheno data15 MB
Chip lithography3 nm10 nm
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT 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.

Socketno dataFCBGA2579
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt97 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data1 TB
Max memory channelsno data4
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data32

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2024 1 January 2022
Physical cores 16 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 97 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 7.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon D-2739NT. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon D-2739NT is a mobile workstation one.


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