Apple M4 Max 16 Cores vs Apple M4 Ultra

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Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

Apple M4 Ultra

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Max 16 Cores with 16 cores 4.41GHz and Apple M4 Ultra with 32 cores 4.52GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M4 Ultra 's Advantages

Released 7 months late

Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 4.41GHz)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

2114

Apple M4 Ultra +4%

2199

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

28494

Apple M4 Ultra +57%

44742

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

3819

Apple M4 Ultra +6%

4065

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

25732

Apple M4 Ultra +27%

32892

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

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Apple M4 Ultra

General Parameters

Oct 2024

Release Date

May 2025

Apple

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv9

Instruction Set

ARMv9

Apple M4

Core Architecture

Apple M4

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)

Package

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

24

12

Performance Core Threads

24

4.41 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.52 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

8

4

Efficiency Core Threads

8

2.89 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.89 GHz

16

Total Core Count

32

16

Total Thread Count

32

44

Multiplier

45

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5X-8533

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-8533

128 GB

Max Memory Size

192 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

8

546 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

-

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1800 MHz

-

Shader Units

10240

-

Texture Units

640

-

Raster Operation Units

320

-

Execution Units

1280

-

Power Consumption

120

-

Graphics Performance

36.9 TFLOPS

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