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CPULaptopReleased Nov 8, 2024

Apple M4 Max

16C/16T · 4.5 GHz

The M4 Max is the top chip of Apple's M4 generation, announced in October 2024 for the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro and later used in the Mac Studio. Built on TSMC's second-generation 3 nm process, it offers up to 12 performance cores and a 40-core GPU with 546 GB/s of memory bandwidth, and brings Thunderbolt 5 to the Mac. A binned version has 14 CPU cores (10 performance and 4 efficiency), a 32-core GPU and 410 GB/s of bandwidth.

General

Manufacturer
Apple
Model
Apple M4 Max
Segment
Laptop
Generation
M4 family
Codename
—
Architecture
ARM64
Microarchitecture
—
Release date
Nov 8, 2024
Price
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Cores & clocks

Cores / threads
16 cores / 16 threadsP12+E4
Base clock
—
Boost clock
4.50 GHz
TDP (design W)
—
Unlocked
✕ No
L2 cache
—
L3 cache
—
Technology (nm)
3 nm
3 nm

Platform

Socket
BGA (soldered SoC)
2-CPU (multi-socket)
✕ No
Integrated GPU
Apple GPU (40-core)
Memory type
LPDDR5X-8533 (unified)
Memory size
36 – 128 GB
ECC memory
—
PCIe
—

Instructions & AI

Instruction extensions
ARMv9.2-ANEONSMEFP16BF16i8mmdotprodAESSHA3PAuth
NPU
16-core Neural Engine — 38 TOPS

OS support

macOS
macOS
Notes
macOS 15 (Sequoia) and later. Windows runs only inside a virtual machine such as Parallels. Asahi Linux does not support the M3 generation or later, so no mainstream Linux distribution runs natively; ChromeOS is not supported. Apple does not publish base clocks or TDP figures.

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