Apple M4 Max (14C32G) vs Intel Core i7-5960X Full Specs

Summary

14 Cores(10P+4E) 14 Threads(10P+4E) 4.51GHz	8 Cores 16 Threads 3GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5X	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s DDR4
iGPU 32-Core M4 Max	iGPU 0
Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 -
Socket -	Socket LGA 2011 v3

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M4 Max (14C32G)3,990

x2.97

Core i7-5960X1,342

x1

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Core Config

14 Cores 10P 4E	8 Cores 8P -
14 Threads 10P 4E	16 Threads 16P -

Clocks

Base Clock 4.51GHz	Base Clock 3GHz
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 3.5GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 32KB P -
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 32KB P -
L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 256KB P - -
L3 -	L3 20MB
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache -

Memory

Type LPDDR5X	Type DDR4
Max Memory 96GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 3	Channels 4
Bus Width 384-bit	Bus Width 256-bit
Speed 8533MT/s	Speed 2133MT/s
Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth 68.3GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2133MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp -
Included Cooler -	Included Cooler 0

Chipset Bus

Bus Type -	Bus Type DMI
Bus Config -	Bus Config 4 lanes
Bus Speed -	Bus Speed 5GT/s
Bus Bandwidth -	Bus Bandwidth 2.5GB/s

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x40 39.4GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 32-Core M4 Max	iGPU 0
Shaders 4096	Shaders -
Boost Clock 1.58GHz	Boost Clock -
Peak·FP32·FP16 12.93 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 -

NPU

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

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Intel
ISA AArch64	ISA x86-64
Architecture Apple Silicon 14ARMv9.2-A	Architecture Haswell
Family M Series	Family Core 5th Gen
Branding	Branding
Codename Brava M4 MaxVariant AS14PP-Core AS14EE-Core	Codename Haswell-E Haswell-E-LCCVariant - -
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Workstation
Release Date Oct 30, 2024	Release Date Aug 1, 2014

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry Intel
Fabrication Node N3E	Fabrication Node 22nm
Die Size 454mm²	Die Size 354mm²
Transistor Count 76 Billion	Transistor Count 2.6 Billion
Transistor Density 167 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 7 MTr/mm²

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Used In

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

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