Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs Apple M1

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (16-Core), vs Apple M1. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max (16-Core) and Apple M1
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
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2281
Apple M1
1514
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
27399
Apple M1
7800
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
187
Apple M1
108
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2044
Apple M1
445
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
4535
Apple M1
3681
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
43718
Apple M1
14147
Integer Math98.8 GOps/s33.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math101.4 GOps/s35.6 GOps/s
Prime Number Search622 M primes/s142 M primes/s
Random String Sort64.9 M strings/s21.1 M strings/s
Data Encryption26.9 GB/s8.6 GB/s
Data Compression572.4 MB/s168.8 MB/s
Physics6478 frames/s1364 frames/s
Extended Instructions297 M matrices/s69 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
3986
Apple M1
2383
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
26190
Apple M1
8765
File Compression2680 MB/s936.1 MB/s
Clang Compilation219.7 KLines/s71.3 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser699.3 pages/s204.8 pages/s
PDF Rendering771.1 MP/sec241.1 MP/sec
Text Processing381.1 pages/s242.5 pages/s
Background Blur92.2 frames/s34.8 frames/s
Photo Processing236.2 frames/s79.9 frames/s
Ray Tracing36.1 MP/sec9.28 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
n/a
Apple M1
95.27

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 374.1 PPW 626.1 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 624.5 PPW 1010.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 29.2 PPW 31.8 PPW
Blender / W n/a 6.81 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 30, 2024 November, 20, 2020
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv9 ARMv8
Codename Apple M4 Apple M1
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Apple M1 GPU

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 12 4
Threads 12 4
Frequency 4.52 GHz 3.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores44
Threads44
Frequency2.59 GHz2.1 GHz
General
Cores count168
Threads count168
Multiplier45xn/a
L1 cachen/a192 KB/core
L2 cachen/a12 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 16 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 70 W 14 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C n/a

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 LPDDR4X-4266
Max Size 128 GB 16 GB
Channels 8 2
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 546 GB 68.25 GB

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0

Results

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

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