Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon D-1518

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1670not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation1.70no data
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon DApple M4
Power efficiency7.76no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell (2015−2019)no data
Release date9 March 2015 (9 years ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$193no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Xeon D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed2.2 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeDMI 2.0no data
Multiplier22no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache1.5 MB (per core)no data
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size246.24 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
Number of transistors3,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFCBGA1667no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Turbo Boost Technology-no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
GPIO+no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 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 D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR3no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth34.124 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M4 8-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version2.0/3.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data
USB revision2.0/3.0no data
Total number of SATA ports6no data
Number of USB ports8no data
Integrated LAN+no data
UART+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 9 March 2015 28 October 2024
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 5 Watt

Apple M4 (8 cores) has an age advantage of 9 years, 100% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 600% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-1518 and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-1518 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.


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