Apple M4 Max
Apple · Oct 2024
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58 / 100 spec score
Higher overall- Home
- Processors
- Apple M4 Max vs Core i5-14600K
Apple M4 Max vs Core i5-14600K
Apple M4 Max scores higher overall and wins 0 of 5 areas, but Core i5-14600K still wins 2.
Core i5-14600K
Intel · Oct 2023
Price not listed
42 / 100 spec score
Area by area
Apple M4 MaxCore i5-14600K
Multi-core potentialCore i5-14600K leads
Single-core potentialCore i5-14600K leads
Cache
Efficiency
AI acceleration
Why pick Apple M4 Max
- Cores: 16 vs 14
16 CPU cores
Why pick Core i5-14600K
- Threads: 20 vs 16
- Max boost: 5.3 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
20 threads
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Your pick
Apple M4 Max
Scores 55 vs 44 on your weighting.
- Apple M4 Max55
- Core i5-14600K44
If Single-core potential mattered a bit more to you, Core i5-14600K would draw level.
Full specifications
| Apple M4 Max | Core i5-14600K | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Laptop / desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | Apple silicon | Raptor Lake Refresh |
| Socket | SoC | LGA 1700 |
| Process | TSMC N3E | Intel 7 |
| Apple M4 Max | Core i5-14600K | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 20 |
| Core layout | 12 performance + 4 efficiency | 6 P-cores + 8 E-cores |
| Base clock | — | 3.5 GHz |
| Max boost | 4.5 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| Apple M4 Max | Core i5-14600K | |
|---|---|---|
| L3 / shared cache | — | 24 MB |
| Memory support | LPDDR5X unified, up to 128 GB | DDR5-5600 / DDR4-3200 |
| Apple M4 Max | Core i5-14600K | |
|---|---|---|
| Base power (TDP) | — | 125 W |
| Integrated graphics | Apple GPU, up to 40 cores | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| NPU | 38 TOPS | — |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.