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Google Tensor G4 vs Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)

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Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance
Rank 2 - 45 %
Google Tensor G4
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
Multi-core performance
Rank 2 - 16 %
Google Tensor G4
Rank 1 - 100 %
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
Geekbench 6 Single-Core

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

Google Tensor G4
8C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
1,927
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
4,250
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core

Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

Google Tensor G4
8C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
4,550
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 0.91 GHz
29,200
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Google Tensor G4
ARM Immortalis-G715 MP10
1
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
Apple M5 Max (40 Core)
20,532

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At a glance

Wischen
Google Tensor G4Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
FamilyGoogle Tensor (5)Apple M series (38)
CPU groupGoogle Tensor G4 (1)Apple M5 (6)
ArchitectureG4M5
Technology4 nm3 nm
SegmentSmartphone / TabletNotebook
Socket
PredecessorGoogle TensorApple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
SuccessorGoogle Tensor G5

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

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Google Tensor G4Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
CPU Cores / Threads8 / 818 / 18
Hyperthreading / SMT
Core architecturehybrid (Prime / big.LITTLE)hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1: 1x Cortex-X4
3.10 GHz
6x Super-Core
0.91 - 4.61 GHz
Core Cluster 2: 3x Cortex-A720
2.60 GHz
12x Performance-Core
0.90 - 3.05 GHz
Core Cluster 3: 4x Cortex-A520
1.95 GHz
L2-Cache22.00 MB
L3-Cache
Overclocking

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

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Google Tensor G4Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
GPU nameARM Immortalis-G715 MP10Apple M5 Max (40 Core)
GPU frequency0.89 GHz0.34 - 1.90 GHz
CUs / Shader10 / 640 / 5120
Raytracing
Max. displays23
Max. GPU Memory128 GB
Technology4 nm3 nm
Release dateQ4/2022Q1/2026

NPU AI performance

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Google Tensor G4Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
AI hardwareGoogle Tensor AIApple Neural Engine
AI specificationsGoogle Edge TPU16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

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Google Tensor G4Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
MemoryLPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s)
LPDDR5X-9600 (614.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory16 GB128 GB
Memory channels48
ECCNoNo
PCIe5.0 x 8
PCIe Bandwidth31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

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Google Tensor G4Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
TDP10 W60 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up
TDP down
T. junction max.100 °C

Technical details

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Google Tensor G4Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
Chip designChipletMonolithic
AES-NI
Operating systemsAndroidmacOS, iPadOS
Instruction setArmv8.7-A (64 bit)Armv9.2-A (64 bit)
ISA extensionsRosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME
Release dateQ4/2024Q1/2026
Release price
Documents

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Google Tensor G4
Google Tensor G4
8C / 8T · 3.10 GHz
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 0.91 - 4.61 GHz

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