[ APPLE ]
Processors
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
Overall Score
89/100
[ EXPERT VERDICT · SUMMARY ]
Apple M4 Max (14-Core) is an engineering-tested processors achieving an overall rating of 89/100. It is positioned for balanced everyday compute and power efficiency.
Benchmark Performance Scores
Normalized 0–100 Scale
Efficiency
Rating: Very Good
87/100
Performance
Rating: Excellent
99/100
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.59 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.51 GHz |
| E-Cores | 4 |
| E-Threads | 4 |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 32MB (shared) |
| Multiplier | 45x |
| P-Cores | 10 |
| P-Threads | 10 |
| Total Cores | 14 |
| Total Threads | 14 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Background blur | 86.9 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 191.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 2360 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 604.5 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 588.1 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 216.8 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 30.7 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 375.9 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Codename | Apple M4 |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Released | October 30, 2024 |
| Successor | -Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
| Type | Laptop |
| Vendor | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| ECC Support | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 32 |
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-8533 |
Package
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 62 W |
PassMark
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Data compression | 491.5 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 23.1 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 26.6B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 544M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 85.8 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 84.2 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 5742 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 55M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 27.5 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 375.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 619.1 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark |
| 📘 2025-05-02(Joel) | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2025-06-28(M4R7N) | GeekBench |
iGPU
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Execution Units | 512 |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1578 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) |
| ROPs | 128 |
| Shading Units | 4096 |
| TGP | 51 W |
| TMUs | 256 |
Strengths & Limitations
Key Advantages
- Comprehensive positive benchmark metrics recorded.
Key Considerations
- No major hardware limitations flagged during benchmark run.
Direct Competitors & Alternatives
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Methodology, Provenance & Verification
Score version 2026.1 · Data verified 2026-08-26 · Source: official manufacturer datasheets and standardized reproducible benchmark suites (Geekbench 6, Cinebench R24, 3DMark).