Intel Core i7-5930K vs Apple M4 Max (16C40G) Full Specs

Summary

6 Cores 12 Threads 3.5GHz	16 Cores(12P+4E) 16 Threads(12P+4E) 4.51GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s DDR4	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU -	iGPU 40-Core M4 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 16.16 TFLOPSFP16
Socket LGA 2011 v3	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Core i7-5930K1,228

x1

M4 Max (16C40G)4,060

x3.31

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Core Config

6 Cores 6P -	16 Cores 12P 4E
12 Threads 12P -	16 Threads 12P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 3.5GHz	Base Clock 4.51GHz
Boost Clock 3.7GHz	Boost Clock -
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 32KB P -	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 32KB P -	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 256KB P - -	L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared
L3 15MB	L3 -
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type DDR4	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 128GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 4	Channels 4
Bus Width 256-bit	Bus Width 512-bit
Speed 2133MT/s	Speed 8533MT/s
Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth 546.1GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate2133MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 68.3GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate8533MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 546.1GB/s

Power & Thermals

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

Chipset Bus

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

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 3.0 x40 39.4GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

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

NPU

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

Chip

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

Fabrication

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

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Used In

Laptops -	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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