Apple M4 (10 cores) vs Xeon Gold 6248R
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Gold 6248R outperforms Apple M4 (10 cores) by a minimal 1% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Gold 6248R and M4 (10 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 245 | 251 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 16.30 | no data |
| Market segment | Server | Laptop |
| Series | Intel Xeon Gold | Apple Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 10.28 | 52.07 |
| Architecture codename | Cascade Lake (2019−2020) | no data |
| Release date | 24 February 2020 (4 years ago) | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $2,700 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Xeon Gold 6248R and M4 (10 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 | 24 (Tetracosa-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 48 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Bus type | DMI 3.0 | no data |
| Bus rate | 4 × 8 GT/s | no data |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 1.5 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 24 MB | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 35.75 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 75 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 28 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Gold 6248R and M4 (10 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 | 40 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6248R and M4 (10 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 6248R and M4 (10 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 6248R and M4 (10 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 6248R and M4 (10 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 10-core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6248R and M4 (10 cores).
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 48 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.12 | 21.87 |
| Recency | 24 February 2020 | 7 May 2024 |
| Physical cores | 24 | 10 |
| Threads | 48 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 205 Watt | 40 Watt |
Xeon Gold 6248R has a 1.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 140% more physical cores and 380% more threads.
Apple M4 (10 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 412.5% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Xeon Gold 6248R and M4 (10 cores).
Be aware that Xeon Gold 6248R is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (10 cores) is a notebook one.
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