Apple M3 Max (16C40G) vs Apple M4 Max (16C40G) Full Specs

Summary

16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.05GHz	16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.51GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 40-Core M3 Max	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 14.13 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

M3 Max (16C40G)3,182

x1

M4 Max (16C40G)4,060

x1.28

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Core Config

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

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	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 32MB 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 128GB	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 140W	TDP 140W
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 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 40-Core M3 Max	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Shaders 5120	Shaders 5120
Boost Clock 1.38GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 14.13 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Erebus	NPU Model H16 Aether
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.36GHz
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Palma-M M3 MaxVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Brava M4 MaxVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Oct 30, 2024

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N3E
Die Size 477mm²	Die Size 454mm²
Transistor Count 92 Billion	Transistor Count 76 Billion
Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M3 Max, Late 2023)MacBook Pro 14(M3 Max, Late 2023)	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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