Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (16-Core), vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max (16-Core) and Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2281
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
27399
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
187
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
169
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2044
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
702
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
4535
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
43718
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Integer Math98.8 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math101.4 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search622 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort64.9 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption26.9 GB/sn/a
Data Compression572.4 MB/sn/a
Physics6478 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions297 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
3986
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
26190
Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
n/a
File Compression2680 MB/s1050 MB/s
Clang Compilation219.7 KLines/s58.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser699.3 pages/s201.6 pages/s
PDF Rendering771.1 MP/sec214.8 MP/sec
Text Processing381.1 pages/s318.8 pages/s
Background Blur92.2 frames/s41 frames/s
Photo Processing236.2 frames/s91.5 frames/s
Ray Tracing36.1 MP/sec9.18 MP/sec

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 374.1 PPW 922.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 624.5 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 29.2 PPW 70.2 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 30, 2024 September, 9, 2024
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M4
Model number n/a APL1V07
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Apple A18 Pro GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 12 2
Threads 12 2
Frequency 4.52 GHz 2 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.05 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.59 GHzn/a
Max Frequency (Turbo)n/a2.42 GHz
General
Cores count166
Threads count166
Multiplier45x40x
L1 cachen/a192 KB/core
L2 cachen/a16 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 70 W 10 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Custom
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 128 GB 8 GB
Channels 8 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 546 GB 60 GB

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Max (16-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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