Apple M4 (8C9G-FL) vs Apple M5 Max (18C32G) Full Specs

Summary

8 Cores(3P+5E) 8 Threads(3P+5E) 4.1GHz	18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz
TDP 15W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 120GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 460.8GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU 9-Core M4-FL	iGPU 32-Core M5 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M4 (8C9G-FL)3,714

x1

M5 Max (18C32G)4,340

x1.17

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Core Config

8 Cores 3P - 5E	18 Cores 6P 12M -
8 Threads 3P - 5E	18 Threads 6P 12M -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.1GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P - 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 192KB M -
L1d 128KB P - 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 128KB M -
L2 16MB P shared - 4MB E shared	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared -
SLC Cache 8MB	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 24GB	Max Memory 96GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 3
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 384-bit
Speed 7500MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 120GB/s	Bandwidth 460.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate7500MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 120GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 460.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 15W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x5 9.8GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 9-Core M4-FL	iGPU 32-Core M5 Max
Shaders 1024	Shaders 4096
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H16 Leto	NPU Model H17 Hyperion
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance 38 TOPSINT8	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Donan M4Variant AS14PP-Core - AS14EE-Core	Codename Sotra-S M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core -
Market Segment Tablet	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Mar 2, 2026	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 169mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 28 Billion	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 165 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops -	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Max, Early 2026)MacBook Pro 16(M5 Max, Early 2026)
Tablets iPad Air 11" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)iPad Air 13" Gen 3(M4, Early 2026)	Tablets -

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