Apple M4 Max 14 Core vs Intel Core i9 14900HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Max 14 Core with 14 cores 4.52GHz and Intel Core i9 14900HX with 24 cores 2.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Max 14 Core 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (410GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 2.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)
Intel Core i9 14900HX 's Advantages
Lower TDP (55W vs 62W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
2190
Intel Core i9 14900HX
2176
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
22854
Intel Core i9 14900HX
+38%
31592
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+32%
3997
Intel Core i9 14900HX
3026
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+26%
23252
Intel Core i9 14900HX
18418
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+43%
185
Intel Core i9 14900HX
129
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
1742
Intel Core i9 14900HX
1737
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
+5%
4611
Intel Core i9 14900HX
4375
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 14 Core
38563
Intel Core i9 14900HX
+22%
47406
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
Jan 2024
Apple
Manufacturer
Intel
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
x86-64
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Raptor Lake Refresh
-
Processor Number
i9-14900HX
Apple M-Socket
Socket
BGA-1964
Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
Integrated Graphics
UHD Graphics (32EU)
Package
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
10 nm
62 W
Power Consumption
45-55 W
-
Max Turbo Power Consumption
157 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
10
Performance Cores
8
10
Performance Core Threads
16
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.2 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.8 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
16
4
Efficiency Core Threads
16
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
4.1 GHz
14
Total Core Count
24
14
Total Thread Count
32
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
45
Multiplier
22x
-
L1 Cache
80 K per core
-
L2 Cache
2 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
36 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
DDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
-
Max Memory Size
192 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
2
410 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1650 MHz
4096
Shader Units
256
256
Texture Units
16
128
Raster Operation Units
8
512
Execution Units
32
51
Power Consumption
45 W
14.7 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
0.74 TFLOPS
