Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs Apple M2 Ultra
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (16-Core), vs Apple M2 Ultra. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 98.8 GOps/s | 117.5 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 101.4 GOps/s | 148.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 622 M primes/s | 711 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 64.9 M strings/s | 83.7 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 26.9 GB/s | 31.9 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 572.4 MB/s | 682.4 MB/s |
| Physics | 6478 frames/s | 7548 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 297 M matrices/s | 322 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2680 MB/s | 2140 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 219.7 KLines/s | 226.4 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 699.3 pages/s | 569.8 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 771.1 MP/sec | 603.6 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 381.1 pages/s | 272.4 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 92.2 frames/s | 56.5 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 236.2 frames/s | 170.7 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 36.1 MP/sec | 33.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 374.1 PPW | 267.3 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 624.5 PPW | 633.1 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 29.2 PPW | 24 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 6.27 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | October, 30, 2024 | May, 5, 2023 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Apple M2 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) | Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 16 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Frequency | 4.52 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.59 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Cores count | 16 | 24 |
| Threads count | 16 | 24 |
| Multiplier | 45x | 35x |
| L1 cache | n/a | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 64 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 134 billion |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 70 W | 80 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-8533 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 16 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 546 GB | 800 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.
Survey
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