Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon D-2177NT

Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2177NT and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	Intel Xeon D	Apple M4
Architecture codename	Skylake (server) (2017−2018)	no data
Release date	7 February 2018 (6 years ago)	28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$1,443	no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2177NT 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 cores	14 (Tetradeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	28	8
Base clock speed	1.9 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	3 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	19	no data
L1 cache	896 KB	no data
L2 cache	14 MB	no data
L3 cache	19.25 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2177NT 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	FCBGA2518	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
vPro	+	no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
QuickAssist	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
TSX	+	-
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0	-	no data

Security technologies

Xeon D-2177NT 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
MPX	+	-
SGX	-	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2177NT 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-2177NT and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	512 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	85.33 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M4 8-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon D-2177NT and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	32	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	7 February 2018	28 October 2024
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	28	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	5 Watt

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