Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon Platinum 8360Y

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Aggregate performance score

Xeon Platinum 8360Y
2021
36 cores / 72 threads, 250 Watt
33.64
+160%
Apple M4 (8 cores)
2024
8 cores / 8 threads, 5 Watt
12.93

Xeon Platinum 8360Y outperforms Apple M4 (8 cores) by a whopping 160% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking147675
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency5.20100.00
DesignerIntelApple
ManufacturerIntelno data
Architecture codenameIce Lake-SP (2021)no data
Release date6 April 2021 (4 years ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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 cores368 (Octa-Core)
Threads728
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache54 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography10 nm3 nm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)80 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA4189no data
Power consumption (TDP)250 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8360Y and M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
vPro+no data
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Xeon Platinum 8360Y and M4 (8 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
SGXYes with Intel® SPSno data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8360Y 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 Platinum 8360Y and M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size6 TBno data
Max memory channels8no 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 Platinum 8360Y and M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes64no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

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


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating.

Xeon Platinum 8360Y 33.64
+160%
Apple M4 (8 cores) 12.93

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.

Xeon Platinum 8360Y 54078
+160%
Apple M4 (8 cores) 20795

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 33.64 12.93
Recency 6 April 2021 28 October 2024
Physical cores 36 8
Threads 72 8
Chip lithography 10 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 250 Watt 5 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8360Y has a 160.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 350% more physical cores and 800% more threads.

Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 4900% lower power consumption.

The Intel Xeon Platinum 8360Y is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M4 (8 cores) in performance tests.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8360Y is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a notebook one.

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