Apple M4 Ultra vs Apple M1 Max
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Ultra, vs Apple M1 Max. 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 | n/a | 46.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 64.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 279 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 32.9 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 12.3 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 275.4 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 2817 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 124 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | n/a | 1450 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | n/a | 105.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | n/a | 329.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | n/a | 317 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | n/a | 249.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | n/a | 42.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | n/a | 122.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | n/a | 14.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | n/a | 253.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 442.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 15.8 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 3.98 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | May, 1, 2025 | October, 18, 2021 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Apple M1 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core) | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 24 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Frequency | 4.52 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.89 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Cores count | 32 | 10 |
| Threads count | 32 | 10 |
| Multiplier | 45x | n/a |
| L1 cache | n/a | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 24 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 57 billion |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Power (TDP) | n/a | 50 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-8533 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 192 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 8 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 409.6 GB |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M1 Max the clear winner in this comparison.
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