Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (16-Core), vs Apple M4 Pro (14-Core). 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 | 84.6 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 101.4 GOps/s | 86.2 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 622 M primes/s | 533 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 64.9 M strings/s | 55.8 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 26.9 GB/s | 23.2 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 572.4 MB/s | 493 MB/s |
| Physics | 6478 frames/s | 5216 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 297 M matrices/s | 261 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2680 MB/s | 2250 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 219.7 KLines/s | 187.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 699.3 pages/s | 586.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 771.1 MP/sec | 624.4 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 381.1 pages/s | 367.3 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 92.2 frames/s | 86.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 236.2 frames/s | 200.3 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 36.1 MP/sec | 30.5 MP/sec |
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 374.1 PPW | 492.2 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 624.5 PPW | 833.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 29.2 PPW | 37.6 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | October, 30, 2024 | October, 29, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Apple M4 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) | Apple M4 GPU (20-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Frequency | 4.52 GHz | 4.52 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.59 GHz | 2.59 GHz |
| Cores count | 16 | 14 |
| Threads count | 16 | 14 |
| Multiplier | 45x | 45x |
| L1 cache | n/a | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 16 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 70 W | 46 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-8533 | LPDDR5X-8533 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 4 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 546 GB | 273 GB |
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