Xeon Gold 6338 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.16
+27.6%
Xeon Gold 6338
2021
32 cores / 64 threads, 205 Watt
21.29

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Xeon Gold 6338 by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking180256
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorServer
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency64.269.83
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)1 April 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)32 (Dotriaconta-Core)
Threads1464
Base clock speedno data2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.2 GHz
L3 cacheno data48 MB
Chip lithography3 nm10 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data81 °C
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 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.

Socketno dataFCLGA4189
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt205 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338 technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® SPS

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338 are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data6 TB
Max memory channelsno data8
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 20-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Xeon Gold 6338.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data64

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.16 21.29
Recency 30 October 2024 1 April 2021
Physical cores 14 32
Threads 14 64
Chip lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 205 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 27.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 412.5% lower power consumption.

Xeon Gold 6338, on the other hand, has 128.6% more physical cores and 357.1% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Xeon Gold 6338 in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Xeon Gold 6338 is a server/workstation one.


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