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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) vs Apple M1 (7-GPU)

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
Rank 2 - 63 %
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Multi-core performance
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
Rank 2 - 34 %
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
177 pts
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
112 pts
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
1,756 pts
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
509 pts
Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
2,217 pts
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
1,503 pts
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C / 14T · 1.26 GHz
23,511 pts
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
7,759 pts
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
4,021
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
2,369
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C / 14T · 1.26 GHz
23,158
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
8,576
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
Apple M4 Max (32 Core)
13,640
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Apple M1 (7 Core)
2,290
AI performance (NPU)

AI performance (NPU)

Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C / 14T · 1.26 GHz
38.0 TOPS
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 0.60 GHz
11.0 TOPS

More benchmarks

At a glance

Wischen
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)Apple M1 (7-GPU)
FamilyApple M series (38)Apple M series (38)
CPU groupApple M4 (7)Apple M1 (9)
ArchitectureM4M1
Technology3 nm5 nm
SegmentNotebookNotebook
Socket
PredecessorApple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU)
SuccessorApple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)Apple M1 (7-GPU)
CPU Cores / Threads14 / 148 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 10x Donan P-Core
1.26 - 4.51 GHz
4x Firestorm
0.60 - 3.20 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 4x Donan E-Core
1.02 - 2.59 GHz
4x Icestorm
0.60 - 2.06 GHz
L2-Cache44.00 MB16.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)Apple M1 (7-GPU)
GPU nameApple M4 Max (32 Core)Apple M1 (7 Core)
GPU frequency0.39 - 1.58 GHz0.39 - 1.30 GHz
CUs / Shader512 / 4096112 / 896
Raytracing
Max. displays32
Max. GPU Memory64 GB8 GB
Technology3 nm5 nm
Release dateQ4/2024Q4/2020

NPU AI performance

Wischen
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)Apple M1 (7-GPU)
AI hardwareApple Neural EngineApple Neural Engine
AI specifications16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)Apple M1 (7-GPU)
MemoryLPDDR5X-8533 (410.0 GB/s)
LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s)
Max. Memory128 GB16 GB
Memory channels62
ECCNoNo
PCIe5.04.0
PCIe Bandwidth

Thermal Management

Wischen
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)Apple M1 (7-GPU)
TDP75 W18 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up25 W
TDP down10 W
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

Wischen
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Chip designMonolithicMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsmacOS, iPadOSmacOS
Instruction setArmv9.2-A (64 bit)Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
ISA extensionsRosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SMERosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release dateQ4/2024Q4/2020
Release price
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Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU)
14C / 14T · 1.26 - 4.51 GHz
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C / 8T · 0.60 - 3.20 GHz

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