Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) vs Intel Core i7-1185G7

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Core i7-1185G7
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Intel Core i7-1185G7

CPU comparison

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) or Intel Core i7-1185G7 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) has 16 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) was released in Q4/2024.

The Intel Core i7-1185G7 has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.80 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1185G7 was released in Q3/2020.
Apple M series (32) Family Intel Core i7 (300)
Apple M4 (7) CPU group Intel Core i 1100G/11000U (19)
4 Generation 11
M4 Architecture Tiger Lake U
Notebook Segment Notebook
Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) is a 16 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.50 GHz). The Intel Core i7-1185G7 has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 3.00 GHz (4.80 GHz).

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
16 Cores 4
16 Threads 8
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.50 GHz)
12x Donan P-Core
A-Core 3.00 GHz (4.80 GHz)
0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz)
4x Donan E-Core
B-Core --

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
Apple Neural Engine AI hardware --
16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS AI specifications --
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

Apple M4 Max (40 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
0.39 GHz GPU frequency 0.40 GHz
1.68 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.35 GHz
-- GPU Generation 12
3 nm Technology 10 nm
3 Max. displays 4
640 Compute units 96
5120 Shader 768
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version 12

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

Apple M4 Max (40 Core) GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode Codec AVC Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Core i7-1185G7 can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
LPDDR5X-8533 Memory DDR4-3200
128 GB Max. Memory 64 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
546.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 51.2 GB/s
No ECC No
52.00 MB L2 Cache 5.00 MB
-- L3 Cache 12.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
-- PCIe lanes 4
-- PCIe Bandwidth 7.9 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) has a TDP of --, that of the Intel Core i7-1185G7 is 15 W.

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 15 W
-- TDP (PL2) 64 W @ 28 s
-- TDP up 28 W
-- TDP down 12 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) has a 52.00 MB cache, while the Intel Core i7-1185G7 cache has a total of 17.00 MB.

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Core i7-1185G7
3 nm Technology 10 nm
Monolithic Chip design Monolithic
Armv9-A (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
-- Socket BGA 1526
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q4/2024 Release date Q3/2020
-- Release price 426 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 (55%)
Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 (20%)

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
177 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
70 (40%)

Cinebench R23 Single-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
2288 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1538 (67%)

Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
3940 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1937 (49%)

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
26263 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
5367 (20%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
2552 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1578 (62%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
Apple M4 Max (40 Core) @ 1.68 GHz
17040 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
Intel Iris Xe Graphics 96 (Tiger Lake) @ 1.35 GHz
2070 (12%)

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
154 (100%)

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
6264 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
6102 (100%)

Cinebench R20 Single-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 4.50 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
598 (100%)

Cinebench R20 Multi-Core

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
2477 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
59 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.30 GHz
10644 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 Multi-Core

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
2462 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C 16T @ 0.70 GHz
38 (100%)
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

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