Xeon Gold 6338 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Place in the ranking	168	256
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Apple M4	no data
Power efficiency	29.41	9.83
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338 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)	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads	16	64
Base clock speed	no data	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	3.2 GHz
L3 cache	no data	48 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	81 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338 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.

Socket	no data	FCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI	-	+
Speed Shift	no data	+
Turbo Boost Technology	no data	2.0
Hyper-Threading Technology	no data	+
TSX	-	+
Deep Learning Boost	-	+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	no data	+
EDB	no data	+
SGX	no data	Yes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338 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 Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	6 TB
Max memory channels	no data	8
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 Gold 6338.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.97	21.29
Recency	30 October 2024	1 April 2021
Physical cores	16	32
Threads	16	64
Chip lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	205 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 31.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 127.8% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has 100% more physical cores and 300% more threads.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6338 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.