Performance per price, higher is better.
Apple M1 vs AMD EPYC 7H12
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- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
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- Interface
- Core clock speed
- Max video memory
- Memory type
- Memory clock speed
- Maximum resolution
General info
Comparing EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
Place in performance ranking | 2 | 930 |
Value for money | 12.41 | no data |
Market segment | Server | Laptop |
Series | AMD EPYC | Apple Apple M-Series |
Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2019−2020) | no data |
Release date | 18 September 2019 (3 years old) | 10 November 2020 (2 years old) |
Current price | $3787 | $3.99 |
Technical specs
EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 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 | 64 (Tetrahexaconta-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
Threads | 128 | 8 |
Base clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 2.064 GHz |
Boost clock speed | 3.3 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
L1 cache | 96K (per core) | 2 MB |
L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 16 MB |
L3 cache | 256 MB (shared) | 16 MB |
Chip lithography | 7 nm, 14 nm | 5 nm |
Die size | 192 mm2 | no data |
Number of transistors | 4,800 million | 16000 Million |
64 bit support | + | + |
Windows 11 compatibility | + | - |
Unlocked multiplier | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1 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 | TR4 | no data |
Power consumption (TDP) | 280 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1. 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 7H12 and Apple M1 are enumerated here.
AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboards, 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 | + | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M1 8-Core GPU |
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. 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 7H12 outperforms Apple M1 by 1129% in our combined benchmark results.
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.
Benchmark coverage: 68%
EPYC 7H12 outperforms Apple M1 by 1128% in Passmark.
Advantages and disadvantages
Performance score | 79.98 | 6.51 |
Recency | 18 September 2019 | 10 November 2020 |
Boost clock speed | 3300 | 3200 |
Base clock speed | 2600 | 2064 |
Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
Based on the results of synthetic tests, our recommendation leans towards the EPYC 7H12 due to its superior performance when compared to the Apple M1 processor.
Be aware that EPYC 7H12 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M1 is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between EPYC 7H12 and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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