AMD Phenom X4 9850 Black vs Apple M4 Max (16C40G) Full Specs

Summary

4 Cores 4 Threads 2.5GHz	16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.51GHz
TDP 125W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 17.1GB/s DDR2	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU -	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16
Socket AM2+	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Phenom X4 9850 Black265

x1

M4 Max (16C40G)4,060

x15.32

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Core Config

4 Cores 4P -	16 Cores 12P 4E
4 Threads 4P -	16 Threads 12P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 2.5GHz	Base Clock 4.51GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 64KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 512KB P - -	L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 2MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type DDR2	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 16GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 4
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 512-bit
Speed 1066MT/s	Speed 8533MT/s
Bandwidth 17.1GB/s	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate1066MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 17.1GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 546.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 125W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Voltage Range -	Voltage Range -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type HT	Bus Type -
Bus Config 16-bit	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 4GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 8GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU -	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Shaders -	Shaders 5120
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

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

Chip

Manufacturer AMD	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture K10	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family Phenom	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Agena - - -	Codename Brava M4 MaxVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Mar 27, 2008	Release Date Oct 30, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry AMD	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 65nm	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 285mm²	Die Size 454mm²
Transistor Count 450 Million	Transistor Count 76 Billion
Transistor Density 2 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M4 Max, Late 2024)MacBook Pro 14(M4 Max, Late 2024)
Desktops -	Desktops Mac Studio(M4 Max, Early 2025)

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