Xeon Gold 6338N vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Xeon Gold 6338N by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338N processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 167 | 185 |
| 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 | 13.56 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Ice Lake-SP (2021) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338N 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) | 32 (Dotriaconta-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 64 |
| Base clock speed | 2.592 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 48 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 83 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338N 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 | 2 |
| Socket | no data | FCLGA4189 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 185 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338N. 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 | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| vPro | no data | + |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | no data | + |
| 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 6338N 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 6338N 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 6338N. 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 6338N.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 64 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.99 | 26.50 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 6 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 32 |
| Threads | 12 | 64 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 185 Watt |
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 5.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 478.1% lower power consumption.
Xeon Gold 6338N, on the other hand, has 166.7% more physical cores and 433.3% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338N.
Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6338N is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338N, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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