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Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) vs M4 Max (14-Core)

99 out of 100
Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
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89 out of 100
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
Apple M4 Max (14-Core)

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) with 18-cores against the 4.51 GHz M4 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 GPU)
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
  • Newer - released 1 year and 4 months later
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • Around 51.2 GB/s (12%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
vs
M4 Max (14-Core)

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (9th 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 2730 MB/sec 2360 MB/sec
Clang compilation 264.8 Klines/sec 191.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 769.2 pages/sec 604.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 762.6 Mpixels/sec 588.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 438.2 pages/sec 375.9 pages/sec
Background blur 99.8 images/sec 86.9 images/sec
Photo processing 260.4 images/sec 216.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 48.4 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 132.6 GOps/sec 84.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 85.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 544M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 55M Strings/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 23.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 491.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 5742 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 26.6B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 125 & 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 - 27.5 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt - 375.4 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 619.1 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
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Apple M4 Max (14-Core)
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📘 2025-06-28 (M4R7N)Geekbench 6 CPU3891 / 23147
📘 2025-05-02 (Joel)Cinebench 2024181 / 1702
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) and M4 Max (14-Core)

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released March 3, 2026 October 30, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 ARMv9
Codename Apple M5 Apple M4
Model number T6051 T6041
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
Successor - - Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 10
P-Threads 18 10
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 4.51 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores - 4
E-Threads - 4
Base Frequency (E) - 2.59 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 14
Total Threads 18 14
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 46x 45x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 28 billions -
Fabrication Process 3 nm 3 nm
TDP (PL1) - 62 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
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iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core)
GPU Base Clock - 500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 1578 MHz
Shading Units 4096 4096
TMUs 256 256
ROPs 128 128
Execution Units 512 512
TGP - 51 W
iGPU FLOPS
M5 Max (32-сore GPU) +3%
13.3 TFLOPS
M4 Max (14-Core)
12.9 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M4 Max GPU (32-core) compared to M5 Max GPU (32-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 24 24
Max. Memory Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

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Comments

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