Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon Gold 6246R

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	414	730
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	2.87	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	Intel Xeon Gold	Apple M4
Power efficiency	3.58	100.00
Designer	Intel	Apple
Architecture codename	Cascade Lake (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	24 February 2020 (5 years ago)	28 October 2024 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,286	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6246R and 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	8
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4 GHz
Bus type	DMI 3.0	no data
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	1 MB	no data
L2 cache	16 MB	no data
L3 cache	35.75 MB	no data
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Maximum core temperature	75 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6246R and 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.

Socket	FCLGA3647	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and 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
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6246R and 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 6246R and 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 6246R and M4 (8 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 8-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6246R and M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	48	no data

Synthetic benchmarks

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	17.28	11.77
Recency	24 February 2020	28 October 2024
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	8
Chip lithography	14 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	5 Watt

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