EPYC 9734 vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and EPYC 9734 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking167not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency82.78no data
Architecture codenameno dataBergamo (2023)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$9,600

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and EPYC 9734 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)112
Threads12224
Base clock speed2.592 GHz2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data256 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm5 nm
Die sizeno data8x 73 mm2
Number of transistorsno data71,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and EPYC 9734 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)32 Watt340 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and EPYC 9734. 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 Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and EPYC 9734 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and EPYC 9734. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 16-core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and EPYC 9734.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data128

Pros & cons summary


Recency 30 October 2024 13 June 2023
Physical cores 12 112
Threads 12 224
Chip lithography 3 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 340 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has an age advantage of 1 year, a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 962.5% lower power consumption.

EPYC 9734, on the other hand, has 833.3% more physical cores and 1766.7% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and EPYC 9734. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while EPYC 9734 is a server/workstation one.


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