Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon E3-1285L v4

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1215not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency7.41no data
Architecture codenameBroadwell-DT (2015)no data
Release date2 June 2015 (9 years ago)30 November 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E3-1285L v4 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads814
Base clock speed3.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4.51 GHz
Bus rate5 GT/sno data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache256K (per core)no data
L3 cache6 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Die size160 mm2no data
Number of transistors1,400 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E3-1285L v4 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1150no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
eDRAM128 MBno data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
FDI+no data

Security technologies

Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 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 E3-1285L v4 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR3L-1333, DDR3L-1600, DDR3L-1866no data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth29.8 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardIntel Iris Pro P6300Apple M4 32-core GPU
Max video memory32 GBno data
Quick Sync Video+-
Clear Video+no data
Graphics max frequency1.15 GHzno data
Execution Units48no data

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supported3no data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 2 June 2015 30 November 2024
Physical cores 4 14
Threads 8 14
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

Xeon E3-1285L v4 has 23.1% lower power consumption.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 years, 250% more physical cores and 75% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Xeon E3-1285L v4 and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon E3-1285L v4 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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