Apple M2 Max (12C30G) vs Apple M4 (10C10G) Full Specs

Summary

12 Cores(8P+4E) 12 Threads(8P+4E) 3.69GHz	10 Cores(4P+6E) 10 Threads(4P+6E) 4.51GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 30W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 30-Core M2 Max	iGPU 10-Core M4
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.04 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M2 Max (12C30G)2,825

x1

M4 (10C10G)3,767

x1.33

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Core Config

12 Cores 8P 4E	10 Cores 4P 6E
12 Threads 8P 4E	10 Threads 4P 6E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.69GHz	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 16MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache 8MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 32GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 2
Bus Width 512-bit	Bus Width 128-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 7500MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 120GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 120GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 30W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 30-Core M2 Max	iGPU 10-Core M4
Shaders 3840	Shaders 1280
Boost Clock 1.4GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 4.04 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H14 Selene	NPU Model H16 Leto
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.1GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Rhodes-1C M2 MaxVariant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core	Codename Donan M4Variant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Laptop
Release Date Jan 17, 2023	Release Date Oct 28, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N5P	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 486mm²	Die Size 169mm²
Transistor Count 67 Billion	Transistor Count 28 Billion
Transistor Density 138 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M2 Max, Early 2023)MacBook Pro 16(M2 Max, Early 2023)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M4, Late 2024)
Desktops Mac Studio(M2 Max, Mid 2023)	Desktops Mac mini(M4, Late 2024)
All-in-Ones -	All-in-Ones iMac 24(M4, Four Ports, Late 2024)

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