Apple M2 vs EPYC 7343

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking	254	998
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.58	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	5.53	17.98
Designer	AMD	Apple
Manufacturer	TSMC	no data
Architecture codename	Milan (2021−2023)	no data
Release date	15 March 2021 (4 years ago)	10 June 2022 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,565	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7343 and M2 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	8
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.9 GHz	3.48 GHz
Multiplier	32	no data
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm+	5 nm
Die size	4x 81 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	16,600 million	20000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7343 and M2 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	2	no data
Socket	SP3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7343 and M2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7343 and M2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7343 and M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.795 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7343 and M2.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	24.70	8.45
Recency	15 March 2021	10 June 2022
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	8
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	190 Watt	20 Watt

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