Apple M2 vs EPYC 7542

Primary details

Comparing EPYC 7542 and Apple M2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	159	804
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	5.44	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	AMD EPYC	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	11.92	44.50
Architecture codename	Zen 2 (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	7 August 2019 (5 years ago)	10 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,400	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

EPYC 7542 and Apple 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	64	8
Base clock speed	2.9 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.4 GHz	3.48 GHz
Multiplier	29	no data
L1 cache	2 MB	2 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	20 MB
L3 cache	128 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 14 nm	5 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	20000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on EPYC 7542 and Apple 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 (Multiprocessor)	no data
Socket	SP3	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7542 and Apple M2. 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 7542 and Apple M2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7542 and Apple M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Eight-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TiB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	204.763 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	29.41	9.76
Recency	7 August 2019	10 June 2022
Physical cores	32	8
Threads	64	8
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	225 Watt	20 Watt

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