Apple M2 Pro vs EPYC 7513

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7513 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	70	449
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	7.84	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Milan (2021)	no data
Release date	15 March 2021 (3 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,840	no data
Current price	$4189 (1.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7513 and Apple M2 Pro 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	64	12
Base clock speed	2.6 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.65 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm+	5 nm
Die size	8x 81 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	33,200 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7513 and Apple M2 Pro 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)	200 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7513 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by EPYC 7513 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7513 and Apple M2 Pro. 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 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by EPYC 7513 and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	128	no 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.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

EPYC 7513 outperforms Apple M2 Pro by 163% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	38.33	14.56
Recency	15 March 2021	17 January 2023
Physical cores	32	12
Threads	64	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm

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