Apple M4 Ultra vs Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

VS

Apple M4 Ultra

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M4 Ultra with 32 cores 4.52GHz and Apple M4 Max 16 Cores with 16 cores 4.41GHz . 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 Ultra +4%

2199

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

2114

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M4 Ultra +57%

44742

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

28494

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M4 Ultra +6%

4065

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

3819

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M4 Ultra +27%

32892

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

25732

Apple M4 Ultra

VS

Apple M4 Max 16 Cores

General Parameters

May 2025

Release Date

Oct 2024

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 Ultra GPU (80-core)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

Package

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

100 °C

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

CPU Performance

24

Performance Cores

12

24

Performance Core Threads

12

4.52 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.41 GHz

8

Efficiency Cores

4

8

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.89 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.89 GHz

32

Total Core Count

16

32

Total Thread Count

16

45

Multiplier

44

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5X-8533

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-8533

192 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

8

-

Max Memory Bandwidth

546 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

-

10240

Shader Units

-

640

Texture Units

-

320

Raster Operation Units

-

1280

Execution Units

-

120

Power Consumption

-

36.9 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

-

Miscellaneous

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