Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Xeon Platinum 8458P

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Primary details

Comparing Xeon Platinum 8458P and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot ratednot rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentServerDesktop processor
Seriesno dataApple M4
Architecture codenameSapphire Rapids (2023−2024)no data
Release date10 January 2023 (1 year ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$6,759no data

Detailed specifications

Xeon Platinum 8458P 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 cores448 (Octa-Core)
Threads888
Base clock speed2.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed3.8 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache82.5 MBno data
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die size4x 477 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)78 °Cno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Xeon Platinum 8458P 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 configuration2no data
SocketFCLGA4677no data
Power consumption (TDP)350 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Xeon Platinum 8458P and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® AMX, Intel® 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 8458P and Apple 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
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Xeon Platinum 8458P 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 Platinum 8458P and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-4800, DDR5-4400no data
Maximum memory size4 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 8458P and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes80no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 January 2023 28 October 2024
Physical cores 44 8
Threads 88 8
Power consumption (TDP) 350 Watt 5 Watt

Xeon Platinum 8458P has 450% more physical cores and 1000% more threads.

Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and 6900% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Xeon Platinum 8458P and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Xeon Platinum 8458P is a server/workstation processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.


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