Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon Bronze 3104

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1684not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation4.02no data
Market segmentServerLaptop
SeriesIntel Xeon BronzeApple M4
Power efficiency3.11no data
Architecture codenameSkylake (server) (2017−2018)no data
Release date11 July 2017 (7 years ago)30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$213no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads614
Base clock speed1.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.7 GHz4.51 GHz
Multiplier17no data
L1 cache384 KBno data
L2 cache6 MBno data
L3 cache8.25 MBno data
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature78 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 configuration2 (Multiprocessor)no data
SocketFCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)85 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology-no data
TSX+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0-no data

Security technologies

Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2133no data
Maximum memory size768 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth102.403 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes48no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 11 July 2017 30 November 2024
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 6 14
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 85 Watt 80 Watt

Apple M4 Max (14 cores) has an age advantage of 7 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 133.3% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 6.3% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Bronze 3104 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Bronze 3104 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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