Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon Gold 6242R

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6242R and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	248	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	17.12	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Apple M4
Power efficiency	9.96	no data
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	24 February 2020 (4 years ago)	30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$2,529	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6242R 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 cores	20 (Icosa-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	40	14
Base clock speed	3.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.51 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	31	no data
L1 cache	1.25 MB	no data
L2 cache	20 MB	no data
L3 cache	35.75 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	76 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6242R 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.

Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Apple M4 Max (14 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
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6242R and Apple M4 Max (14 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 6242R 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 Gold 6242R and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	1 TB	no data
Max memory channels	6	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	140.8 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6242R and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	24 February 2020	30 November 2024
Physical cores	20	14
Threads	40	14
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	80 Watt

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