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Apple M4 Max (14-Core) vs M4 (10-Core)

89 out of 100
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
VS
76 out of 100
Apple M4 (10-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
Apple M4 (10-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Max (14-Core) with 14-cores against the 4.46 GHz M4 (10-Core) with 10-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between (10-Core) and (14-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
  • Supports up to 128 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM
  • Around 289.6 GB/s (241%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More powerful Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) integrated graphics: 12.9 vs 3.8 TFLOPS
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Newer - released 6 months later

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 Max (14-Core)
vs
M4 (10-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 3211
Cinebench Scores (50th and 158th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M4 Max (14-Core) +57%
23275
M4 (10-Core)
14818
File compression 2360 MB/sec 1500 MB/sec
Clang compilation 191.8 Klines/sec 120.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 604.5 pages/sec 329.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 588.1 Mpixels/sec 362.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 375.9 pages/sec 352.1 pages/sec
Background blur 86.9 images/sec 69.8 images/sec
Photo processing 216.8 images/sec 114.4 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.7 Mpixels/sec 18.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M4 Max (14-Core) +63%
38387
M4 (10-Core)
23603
Integer math 84.2 GOps/sec 54.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 85.8 GOps/sec 49.6 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 544M Primes/sec 263M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 55M Strings/sec 34.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 23.1 GBytes/sec 15.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 491.5 MBytes/sec 280.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 5742 Frames/sec 2527 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 26.6B Matrices/sec 13.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 320 & 2752 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 27.5 PPW 40.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 375.4 PPW 617.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 619.1 PPW 983.5 PPW
Blender / Watt - 9.58 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-28 (M4R7N)Geekbench 6 CPU3891 / 23147
πŸ“˜ 2025-05-02 (Joel)Cinebench 2024181 / 1702
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Apple M4 (10-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs)Geekbench 6 CPU3703 / 15450
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-18 (Avacada)Geekbench 6 CPU3906 / 15577
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-05 (Dovlet)Geekbench 6 CPU3916 / 15202
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-31 (gmamorim)Geekbench 6 CPU3730 / 15258
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-28 (LC)Cinebench 2024174 / 993
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 Max (14-Core) and M4 (10-Core)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released October 30, 2024 May 7, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M4
Model number T6041 APL1206
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
Rival Equivalent - - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100)
Successor - Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) - Apple M5 (10-Core)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 10 4
P-Threads 10 4
Base Frequency (P) 4.51 GHz 4.46 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 6
E-Threads 4 6
Base Frequency (E) 2.59 GHz 2.89 GHz
Total
Total Cores 14 10
Total Threads 14 10
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 45x 44x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors - 28 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 62 W 24 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Die Size - 169.4 mmΒ²
Laptop processors ranking (7th and 28th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) Apple M4 GPU (10-core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1578 MHz 1470 MHz
Shading Units 4096 1280
TMUs 256 80
ROPs 128 40
Execution Units 512 160
TGP 51 W 18 W
iGPU FLOPS
M4 Max (14-Core) +239%
12.9 TFLOPS
M4 (10-Core)
3.8 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 GPU (10-Core) compared to Max GPU (32-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-7500
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels 24 8
Max. Memory Bandwidth 409.6 GB/s 120 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
    - SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.

Cast your vote

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Total votes: 27

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Comments

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