Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Apple M2 Ultra
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Max 16 Core with 16 cores 4.52GHz and Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Max 16 Core 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 5 months late
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 6400)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Apple M2 Ultra 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 546GB/s)
Lower TDP (60W vs 70W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+31%
2281
Apple M2 Ultra
1729
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
27392
Apple M2 Ultra
+5%
28910
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+42%
3984
Apple M2 Ultra
2790
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+23%
26185
Apple M2 Ultra
21217
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+48%
187
Apple M2 Ultra
126
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+6%
2045
Apple M2 Ultra
1918
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
+9%
4534
Apple M2 Ultra
4137
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M4 Max 16 Core
43708
Apple M2 Ultra
+11%
48776
General Parameters
Oct 2024
Release Date
May 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv9
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M4
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (76-core)
Package
-
Transistor Count
134 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
70 W
Power Consumption
60 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
16
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
8
4
Efficiency Core Threads
8
2.59 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
16
Total Core Count
24
16
Total Thread Count
24
45
Multiplier
35x
-
L1 Cache
192 K per core
-
L2 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5X-8533
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
-
Max Memory Size
192 GB
-
Max Memory Channels
16
546 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
5120
Shader Units
-
320
Texture Units
-
160
Raster Operation Units
-
640
Execution Units
-
62
Power Consumption
-
18.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
-
PCIe Version
4.0
