Apple M4 Max (14C32G) vs Intel Core i7-1255U Full Specs

Summary

14 Cores(10P+4E) 14 Threads(10P+4E) 4.51GHz	10 Cores(2P+8E) 12 Threads(4P+8E) 1.7GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 15W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4
iGPU 32-Core M4 Max	iGPU Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.84 TFLOPSFP16
Socket -	Socket BGA 1744

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M4 Max (14C32G)3,990

x1.89

Core i7-1255U2,110

x1

Core Config

14 Cores 10P 4E	10 Cores 2P 8E
14 Threads 10P 4E	12 Threads 4P 8E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.51GHz	Base Clock 1.7GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 4.7GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P 64KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 48KB P 32KB E
L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 1.25MB P - 2MB E shared
L3 -	L3 12MB
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5·DDR5·LPDDR4X·DDR4
Max Memory 96GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 3	Channels 2
Bus Width 384-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 8533MT/s	Speed 5200MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 83.2GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate5200MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 83.2GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 15W
Peak Power -	Peak Power 55W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type OPI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 8 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 4GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x12 23.6GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 32-Core M4 Max	iGPU Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
Shaders 4096	Shaders 768
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 1.25GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.84 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H16 Aether	NPU Model GNA 3.0
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores -
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock -
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance -

Controller

Controller Model -	Controller Model 600 Series P+
Codename -	Codename Alder Lake
PCIe -	PCIe -

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Alder Lake
Family M Series	Family Core 12th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Brava M4 MaxVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename Alder Lake-P Alder Lake-2P-8EVariant Golden CoveP-Core GracemontE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Oct 30, 2024	Release Date Feb 23, 2022

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Other Foundries -	Other Foundries IntelPCH
Fabrication Node N3E -	Fabrication Node Intel 7 14nmPCH
Die Size 454mm² -	Die Size 161mm² 54mm²PCH
Transistor Count 76 Billion	Transistor Count 11.9 Billion
Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 74 MTr/mm²

Images

Used In

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Desktops Mac Studio(M4 Max, Early 2025)	Desktops -
Tablets -	Tablets Surface Pro 9(Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022)

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