Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Xeon Gold 6538N

Primary details

Comparing Xeon Gold 6538N and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	164	not rated
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	21.85	no data
Market segment	Server	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M4
Power efficiency	13.05	no data
Architecture codename	Emerald Rapids (2023)	no data
Release date	14 December 2023 (less than a year ago)	30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)	$3,351	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Xeon Gold 6538N 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	32 (Dotriaconta-Core)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	64	14
Base clock speed	2.1 GHz	no data
Boost clock speed	4.1 GHz	4.51 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	no data
L2 cache	2 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	60 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	Intel 7 nm	3 nm
Die size	2x 763 mm2	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	85 °C	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Gold 6538N 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	2	no data
Socket	FCLGA4677	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	Intel® AMX, 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	+	-
Deep Learning Boost	+	-

Security technologies

Xeon Gold 6538N and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT	+	no data
EDB	+	no data
SGX	Yes with Intel® SPS	no data
OS Guard	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Gold 6538N 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 6538N and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5-5200	no data
Maximum memory size	4 TB	no data
Max memory channels	8	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

N/A

Apple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Gold 6538N and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	80	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	14 December 2023	30 November 2024
Physical cores	32	14
Threads	64	14
Power consumption (TDP)	205 Watt	80 Watt

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