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Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs Max (14-Core)

93 out of 100
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
VS
89 out of 100
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Max (16-Core) with 16-cores against the 4.51 GHz Max (14-Core) with 14-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 (14-Core) and (16-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
  • Around 136.4 GB/s (33%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More powerful Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.2 vs 12.9 TFLOPS
  • Has 2 more physical cores

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 Max (16-Core)
vs
M4 Max (14-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6324 -
Cinebench Scores (23rd and 50th 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)
File compression 2680 MB/sec 2360 MB/sec
Clang compilation 219.7 Klines/sec 191.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 699.3 pages/sec 604.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 771.1 Mpixels/sec 588.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 381.1 pages/sec 375.9 pages/sec
Background blur 92.2 images/sec 86.9 images/sec
Photo processing 236.2 images/sec 216.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.1 Mpixels/sec 30.7 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)
Integer math 98.9 GOps/sec 84.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 101.4 GOps/sec 85.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 627M Primes/sec 544M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.5M Strings/sec 55M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27 GBytes/sec 23.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 572.9 MBytes/sec 491.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 6614 Frames/sec 5742 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 30.3B Matrices/sec 26.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 566 & 320 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 29.2 PPW 27.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 374.1 PPW 375.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 627.2 PPW 619.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.79 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 (16-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-07-20 (Rahul)Cinebench 2024177 / 1954
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-07-10 (thomas)Geekbench 6 CPU4094 / 26275
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-02 (BigJake)Cinebench 2024178 / 2001
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-02-17 (MM)Cinebench 2024173 / 1928
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-11-12 (Jason C)Cinebench 2024177 / 2004
Add View all (5)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-06-28 (M4R7N)Geekbench 6 CPU3891 / 23147
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-05-02 (Joel)Cinebench 2024181 / 1702
Add View all (2)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 Max (16-Core) and Max (14-Core)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released October 30, 2024 October 30, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M4 Apple M4
Model number T6041 T6041
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-ัore GPU) - Apple M5 Max (32-ัore GPU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 10
P-Threads 12 10
Base Frequency (P) 4.51 GHz 4.51 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.59 GHz 2.59 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 14
Total Threads 16 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 45x 45x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) 70 W 62 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (6th and 7th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1578 MHz 1578 MHz
Shading Units 5120 4096
TMUs 320 256
ROPs 160 128
Execution Units 640 512
TGP 50 W 51 W
iGPU FLOPS
M4 Max (16-Core) +26%
16.2 TFLOPS
M4 Max (14-Core)
12.9 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) compared to Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 24
Max. Memory Bandwidth 546 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

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Total votes: 109

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M4 Max (14-Core) or Max (16-Core)?
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