Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon E5-4669 v3

Primary details

Comparing Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	715	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Server	Desktop processor
Series	no data	Apple M4
Power efficiency	7.69	no data
Architecture codename	Haswell-EP (2014−2015)	no data
Release date	1 June 2015 (9 years ago)	28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon E5-4669 v3 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	18 (Octadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	36	8
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	2.9 GHz	4 GHz
Bus rate	9.6 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	256K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	45 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Die size	356 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	88 °C	no data
Number of transistors	2,600 million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon E5-4669 v3 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	4	no data
Socket	FCLGA2011	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon E5-4669 v3 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AVX2	no data
AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data
Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	no data
Hyper-Threading Technology	+	no data
Idle States	+	no data
Thermal Monitoring	+	-
Flex Memory Access	-	no data
PAE	46 Bit	no data

Security technologies

Xeon E5-4669 v3 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 E5-4669 v3 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 E5-4669 v3 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	768 GB	no data
Max memory channels	4	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	68 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 E5-4669 v3 and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	40	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	1 June 2015	28 October 2024
Physical cores	18	8
Threads	36	8
Chip lithography	22 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	135 Watt	5 Watt

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