Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon Phi 7285

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Phi 7285 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Market segmentServerDesktop processor
SeriesIntel Xeon PhiApple M4
Architecture codenameKnights Mill (2017)no data
Release date1 December 2017 (7 years ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Phi 7285 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 cores68 (Octahexaconta-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads2728
Base clock speed1.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed1.4 GHz4 GHz
Multiplier15no data
L1 cache32K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache0 KB (shared)no data
Chip lithography14 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature72 °Cno data
Number of transistors8,000 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
VID voltage range0.550-1.2Vno data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Phi 7285 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 configuration1no data
SocketSVLCLGA3647no data
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-

Security technologies

Xeon Phi 7285 and Apple M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT-no data
EDB+no data
SGX-no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Phi 7285 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 Phi 7285 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2400no data
Maximum memory size384 GBno data
Max memory channels6no data
Maximum memory bandwidth115.212 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M4 8-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Phi 7285 and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes36no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 1 December 2017 28 October 2024
Physical cores 68 8
Threads 272 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 5 Watt

Xeon Phi 7285 has 750% more physical cores and 3300% more threads.

Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 6 years, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 4900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Phi 7285 and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Phi 7285 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.


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