Apple M4 Max
Apple · Oct 2024
Price not listed
58 / 100 spec score
Higher overall- Home
- Processors
- Apple M4 Max vs Core Ultra 5 245K
Apple M4 Max vs Core Ultra 5 245K
Apple M4 Max scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Core Ultra 5 245K still wins 1.
Core Ultra 5 245K
Intel · Oct 2024
Price not listed
36 / 100 spec score
Area by area
Apple M4 MaxCore Ultra 5 245K
Multi-core potentialApple M4 Max leads
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 5 245K leads
Cache
Efficiency
AI accelerationApple M4 Max leads
Why pick Apple M4 Max
- NPU: 38 TOPS vs 13 TOPS
- Cores: 16 vs 14
- Threads: 16 vs 14
16 CPU cores
Why pick Core Ultra 5 245K
- Max boost: 5.2 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
14 cores
Tiebreaker
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Your pick
Apple M4 Max
Scores 55 vs 36 on your weighting.
- Apple M4 Max55
- Core Ultra 5 245K36
If Single-core potential mattered a bit more to you, Core Ultra 5 245K would draw level.
Full specifications
| Apple M4 Max | Core Ultra 5 245K | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Laptop / desktop | Desktop |
| Architecture | Apple silicon | Arrow Lake-S |
| Socket | SoC | LGA 1851 |
| Process | TSMC N3E | TSMC N3B |
| Apple M4 Max | Core Ultra 5 245K | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Core layout | 12 performance + 4 efficiency | 6 P-cores + 8 E-cores |
| Base clock | — | 4.2 GHz |
| Max boost | 4.5 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Apple M4 Max | Core Ultra 5 245K | |
|---|---|---|
| L3 / shared cache | — | 24 MB |
| Memory support | LPDDR5X unified, up to 128 GB | DDR5-6400 |
| Apple M4 Max | Core Ultra 5 245K | |
|---|---|---|
| Base power (TDP) | — | 125 W |
| Integrated graphics | Apple GPU, up to 40 cores | Intel Graphics (4 Xe cores) |
| NPU | 38 TOPS | 13 TOPS |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.