Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) vs Xeon Platinum 8368
Aggregate performance score
Xeon Platinum 8368 outperforms Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) by a whopping 107% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Xeon Platinum 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 20 | 167 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Server | Desktop processor |
| Series | no data | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 20.31 | 82.78 |
| Architecture codename | Ice Lake-SP (2021) | no data |
| Release date | 6 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Xeon Platinum 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 | 38 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 76 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.592 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.4 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | 57 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 83 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Xeon Platinum 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 | FCLGA4189 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 270 Watt | 32 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 | + | - |
| Deep Learning Boost | + | - |
Security technologies
Xeon Platinum 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 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 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | DDR5 |
| Maximum memory size | 6 TB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 8 | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | no data | Apple M4 16-core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Xeon Platinum 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores).
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 64 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 57.95 | 27.99 |
| Recency | 6 April 2021 | 30 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 38 | 12 |
| Threads | 76 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 10 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 270 Watt | 32 Watt |
Xeon Platinum 8368 has a 107% higher aggregate performance score, and 216.7% more physical cores and 533.3% more threads.
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, a 233.3% more advanced lithography process, and 743.8% lower power consumption.
The Xeon Platinum 8368 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) in performance tests.
Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8368 is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Xeon Platinum 8368 and Apple M4 Pro (12 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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