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Apple M4 Max 16 Cores
Apple M4 Max 16 Cores is a Laptop processor from Apple. It began to be released in October 2024. The processor has 16 cores and 16 threads. And the processor is also made using Second-generation 3 nm technology. Its characteristics, as well as benchmark results, are presented in more detail below.
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Label Name
Apple
Platform
Laptop
Launch Date
October 2024
CPU Name
Apple M4 Max
Model Name
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Apple M4 Max 16-Core
Foundry
TSMC
Generation
M4 Max
CPU Specifications
Efficient-cores
4
Performance-cores
12
Total Cores
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Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).
16
Total Threads
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Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.
16
CPU Architecture
Apple custom ARM architecture
Max Turbo Frequency
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Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.
4.51 GHz
Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency
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Maximum E-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.
2.59 GHz
Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency
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Maximum P-core turbo frequency derived from Intel® Turbo Boost Technology.
4.51 GHz
Technology
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Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.
Second-generation 3 nm
Memory Specifications
Memory Type
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Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.
LPDDR5X unified memory
Max Memory Size
?
Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.
128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
?
Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).
546 GB/s
Maximum Memory Speed
8533 MT/s
GPU Specifications
External Display Standard
Thunderbolt / DisplayPort 2.1 over USB-C; HDMI
GPU Name
Apple M4 Max 40-core GPU
Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
Supported
Max External Display Resolution
Up to four external displays: three 6K at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one 4K at 144Hz over HDMI; or up to three external displays with one 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz over HDMI
Video Decode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed
Video Encode
H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed
Graphics Core Count
40
Max Resolution
Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz
GPU APIs
Metal
Media Engine
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode
Video Decode Engines
1
Video Encode Engines
2
ProRes Encode/Decode Engines
2
AI Specifications
NPU Name
16-core Neural Engine
NPU Performance
38 TOPS
AI Engine
Apple Neural Engine with enhanced machine learning accelerators
Neural Engine Core Count
16
Connectivity
Bluetooth Support
Supported
Bluetooth Version
5.3
Wi-Fi Standard
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Interfaces and Ports
Thunderbolt Support
Thunderbolt 5
USB Version
USB 4 up to 120Gb/s
USB4 Support
USB4
Geekbench 6
Single Core
3954
Multi Core
26038
Performance
Multi Core
Passmark CPU
Single Core
4474
Multi Core
42496
Performance
Integer Math
Multi Core
97.2
GOps/Sec
Floating Point Math
Multi Core
99.3
GOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers
Multi Core
604
M Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting
Multi Core
63
M Strings/Sec
Data Encryption
Multi Core
26.2
GB/Sec
Data Compression
Multi Core
549.9
MB/Sec
Physics
Multi Core
6377
Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions
Multi Core
28.5
B Matrices/Sec
Single Thread
Multi Core
4.5
GOps/Sec
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Cinebench R23
Single Core
2209
Multi Core
27595
Geekbench 5
Single Core
2646
Multi Core
27294
Cinebench 2024
Single Core
178
Multi Core
2042
Blender
167
Compared to Other CPU
94%
98%
100%
Better then 94% CPU over the past year
Better then 98% CPU over the past 3 years
Better then 100% CPU
SiliconCat Rating
4
Ranks 4 among Laptop/Mobile CPU on our website
21
Ranks 21 among all CPU on our website
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Passmark CPU Single Core
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
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