Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon D-2876NT

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon D-2876NT and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M4
Release date1 October 2023 (1 year ago)30 November 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Xeon D-2876NT 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads3214
Base clock speed2 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.1 GHz4.51 GHz
L3 cache20 MBno data
Chip lithographyno data3 nm
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon D-2876NT 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.

SocketFCBGA2579no data
Power consumption (TDP)100 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon D-2876NT and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
QuickAssist+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon D-2876NT and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon D-2876NT and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.

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

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Xeon D-2876NT and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size1 TBno data
Max memory channels4no 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 D-2876NT and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes32no data
USB revision3.0no data
Max number of SATA 6 Gb/s Ports24no data
Number of USB ports4no data
Integrated LAN+no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 October 2023 30 November 2024
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 32 14
Power consumption (TDP) 100 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon D-2876NT has 14.3% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 25% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon D-2876NT and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon D-2876NT is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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