Xeon Gold 6330N vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

Place in the ranking	167	228
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Server
Series	Apple M4	no data
Power efficiency	82.78	13.13
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6330N 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	28 (Octacosa-Core)
Threads	12	56
Base clock speed	2.592 GHz	2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	3.4 GHz
L2 cache	4 MB	no data
L3 cache	no data	42 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	86 °C
64 bit support	+	-
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6330N 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)	32 Watt	165 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6330N. 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 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6330N 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 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6330N 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 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6330N. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-2667
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 16-core GPU

no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6330N.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	64

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.99	22.89
Recency	30 October 2024	1 April 2021
Physical cores	12	28
Threads	12	56
Chip lithography	3 nm	10 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	165 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 22.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 415.6% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6330N, on the other hand, has 133.3% more physical cores and 366.7% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6330N in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6330N is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6330N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.