Apple M2 Max vs EPYC 4565P

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Aggregate performance score

EPYC 4565P
2025
16 cores / 32 threads, 170 Watt
39.73
+139%
Apple M2 Max
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 79 Watt
16.65

EPYC 4565P outperforms Apple M2 Max by a whopping 139% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking80453
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation70.89no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Power efficiency22.5420.33
DesignerAMDApple
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameGrado (2025)no data
Release date13 May 2025 (recently)17 January 2023 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$589no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

EPYC 4565P and M2 Max 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads3212
Base clock speed4.3 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed5.7 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache80 KB (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache64 MB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography4 nm5 nm
Die size2x 70.6 mm2no data
Number of transistors16,630 million67000 Million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 4565P and M2 Max 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM5no data
Power consumption (TDP)170 Watt79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 4565P and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 4565P and M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 4565P and M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon GraphicsApple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 4565P and M2 Max.

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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.

EPYC 4565P 39.73
+139%
Apple M2 Max 16.65

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.

EPYC 4565P 63879
+139%
Apple M2 Max 26767

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 39.73 16.65
Recency 13 May 2025 17 January 2023
Physical cores 16 12
Threads 32 12
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 170 Watt 79 Watt

EPYC 4565P has a 138.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has 115.2% lower power consumption.

The AMD EPYC 4565P is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Max in performance tests.

Be aware that EPYC 4565P is a server/workstation processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.

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