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

Summary

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

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

M5 Max (18C32G)4,340

x1.17

M4 (8C9G-FL)3,714

x1

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Core Config

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

Clocks

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

Cache

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

Memory

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

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 15W
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 32-Core M5 Max	iGPU 9-Core M4-FL
Shaders 4096	Shaders 1024
Boost Clock 1.62GHz	Boost Clock 1.58GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 3.23 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

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

Chip

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

Fabrication

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

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Used In

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

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