Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon Gold 6128
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6128 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 944 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 2.15 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 6.55 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Skylake (server) (2017−2018) | no data |
| Release date | 25 April 2017 (7 years ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $1,697 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6128 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 | 6 (Hexa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 34 | no data |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 19.25 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 74 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6128 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 (Multiprocessor) | no data |
| Socket | FCLGA3647 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6128 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| vPro | + | no data |
| Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST) | + | no data |
| Speed Shift | + | no data |
| Turbo Boost Technology | 2.0 | no data |
| Hyper-Threading Technology | + | no data |
| TSX | + | - |
| Turbo Boost Max 3.0 | - | no data |
Security technologies
Xeon Gold 6128 and Apple M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.
| TXT | + | no data |
| EDB | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6128 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 Gold 6128 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-2666 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 768 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 6 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 128.001 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 Gold 6128 and Apple M4 (8 cores).
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 25 April 2017 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 115 Watt | 5 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6128 has 50% more threads.
Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 7 years, 33.3% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 2200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Xeon Gold 6128 and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6128 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Gold 6128 and Apple M4 (8 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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