Apple M2 Max vs Apple M4 8 Core
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz 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 M2 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 120GB/s)
Apple M4 8 Core 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 9 months late
Higher specification of memory (7500 vs 6400)
Higher base frequency (4.41GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (20W vs 30W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
1651
Apple M4 8 Core
+26%
2091
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
+32%
14852
Apple M4 8 Core
11229
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
2696
Apple M4 8 Core
+36%
3674
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
+9%
14905
Apple M4 8 Core
13664
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
121
Apple M4 8 Core
+42%
173
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
+15%
1050
Apple M4 8 Core
911
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Oct 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 GPU (8-core)
Package
67 billions
Transistor Count
28 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
20 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.41 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
12
Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
8
35x
Multiplier
44
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-7500
96 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
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
4864
Shader Units
1024
304
Texture Units
64
152
Raster Operation Units
32
608
Execution Units
128
70 W
Power Consumption
15
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
13.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
3.7 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
-
