Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) vs Intel Xeon Silver 4114T

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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Intel Xeon Silver 4114T

CPU comparison

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) or Intel Xeon Silver 4114T - 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 Xeon Silver 4114T has 10 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4114T was released in Q3/2017.
Apple M series (30) Family Intel Xeon Silver (32)
Apple M4 (7) CPU group Intel Xeon Silver 4100 (8)
4 Generation 1
M4 Architecture Skylake SP
Notebook Segment Desktop
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 Xeon Silver 4114T has 10 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz).

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
16 Cores 10
16 Threads 20
hybrid (big.LITTLE) Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
0.70 GHz (4.50 GHz)
12x Donan P-Core
A-Core 2.20 GHz (3.00 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 Xeon Silver 4114T
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 no iGPU
0.39 GHz GPU frequency --
1.68 GHz GPU (Turbo) --
-- GPU Generation --
3 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
640 Compute units --
5120 Shader --
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
32 GB Max. GPU Memory --
-- DirectX Version --

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 no iGPU
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode / Encode Codec h264 No
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
Decode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) supports a maximum of 128 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Intel Xeon Silver 4114T can connect up to 768 GB of memory in 6 memory channels.

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
LPDDR5X-8533 Memory DDR4-2400
128 GB Max. Memory 768 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 6 (Hexa Channel)
546.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 115.2 GB/s
No ECC Yes
52.00 MB L2 Cache --
-- L3 Cache 14.00 MB
4.0 PCIe version 3.0
-- PCIe lanes 48
-- PCIe Bandwidth 47.3 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 Xeon Silver 4114T is 85 W.

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
-- TDP (PL1 / PBP) 85 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
100 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) has a 52.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon Silver 4114T cache has a total of 14.00 MB.

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Characteristic Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
3 nm Technology 14 nm
Chiplet 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 LGA 3647
Apple Virtualization Framework Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
macOS, iPadOS Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q4/2024 Release date Q3/2017
-- Release price 780 $
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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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
0 (0%)

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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
10C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
131 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
10C 20T @ 2.60 GHz
1439 (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 Xeon Silver 4114T Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
10C 20T @ 2.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) Intel Xeon Silver 4114T
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