Xeon Platinum 8163 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
Aggregate performance score
M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Xeon Platinum 8163 by a whopping 2703% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 252 | 2754 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M4 | Intel Xeon Platinum |
| Power efficiency | 11.78 | no data |
| Designer | Apple | Intel |
| Architecture codename | no data | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (1 year ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8163 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) | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 25 |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.5 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 24 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 33 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8163 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 | 8 (Multiprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | Socket P |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8163. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| TSX | - | + |
Security technologies
M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8163 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8163 are enumerated here.
| VT-d | no data | + |
| VT-x | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8163. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-2666 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 768 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 6 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 128.001 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 M4 Max (16 cores) and Xeon Platinum 8163.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 48 |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 24.95 | 0.89 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 24 |
| Threads | 16 | 48 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 14 nm |
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 2703.4% higher aggregate performance score, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.
Xeon Platinum 8163, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Intel Xeon Platinum 8163 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Xeon Platinum 8163 is a server/workstation one.
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