Apple M1 Max vs Apple M4 8 Core
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 Max with 10 cores 2.0GHz and Apple M4 8 Core with 8 cores 4.41GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 120GB/s)
Apple M4 8 Core 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (7500 vs 6400)
Higher base frequency (4.41GHz vs 2.0GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (20W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
1545
Apple M4 8 Core
+35%
2091
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
+10%
12440
Apple M4 8 Core
11229
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
2410
Apple M4 8 Core
+52%
3674
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
12480
Apple M4 8 Core
+9%
13664
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1 Max
114
Apple M4 8 Core
+51%
173
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1 Max
793
Apple M4 8 Core
+14%
911
General Parameters
May 2022
Release Date
Oct 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv9
-
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Package
57 billions
Transistor Count
28 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
20 W
-
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
4
10
Performance Core Threads
4
2.0 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.41 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
10
Total Core Count
8
10
Total Thread Count
8
-
Multiplier
44
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
24 MB shared
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
64 GB
Max Memory Size
-
8
Max Memory Channels
-
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
120 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1296 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
4096
Shader Units
1024
256
Texture Units
64
128
Raster Operation Units
32
-
Execution Units
128
60 W
Power Consumption
15
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
10.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.7 TFLOPS
