Apple M1 Max (10C32G) vs Apple M4 Max (16C40G) Full Specs

Summary

10 Cores(8P+2E) 10 Threads(8P+2E) 3.23GHz	16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.51GHz
TDP 110W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 32-Core M1 Max	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M1 Max (10C32G)2,400

x1

M4 Max (16C40G)4,060

x1.69

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Core Config

10 Cores 8P 2E	16 Cores 12P 4E
10 Threads 8P 2E	16 Threads 12P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.23GHz	Base Clock 4.51GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 4
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 512-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 8533MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 546.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 110W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x14 27.6GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 32-Core M1 Max	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Shaders 4096	Shaders 5120
Boost Clock 1.3GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.62 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H13 Eos	NPU Model H16 Aether
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 1.5GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 11 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 10ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Jade-C M1 MaxVariant FirestormP-Core IcestormE-Core	Codename Brava M4 MaxVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 26, 2021	Release Date Oct 30, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 432mm²	Die Size 454mm²
Transistor Count 57 Billion	Transistor Count 76 Billion
Transistor Density 132 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M1 Max, Late 2021)MacBook Pro 16(M1 Max, Late 2021)	Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M4 Max, Late 2024)MacBook Pro 14(M4 Max, Late 2024)
Desktops Mac Studio(M1 Max, Early 2022)	Desktops Mac Studio(M4 Max, Early 2025)

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