Apple M4 Max
Apple · Oct 2024
Price not listed
58 / 100 spec score
Higher overall- Home
- Processors
- Apple M4 Max vs Core Ultra 7 258V
Apple M4 Max vs Core Ultra 7 258V
Apple M4 Max scores higher overall and wins 1 of 5 areas, but Core Ultra 7 258V still wins 2.
Core Ultra 7 258V
Intel · Sept 2024
Price not listed
54 / 100 spec score
Area by area
Apple M4 MaxCore Ultra 7 258V
Multi-core potentialApple M4 Max leads
Single-core potentialCore Ultra 7 258V leads
Cache
Efficiency
AI accelerationCore Ultra 7 258V leads
Why pick Apple M4 Max
- Cores: 16 vs 8
- Threads: 16 vs 8
16 CPU cores
Why pick Core Ultra 7 258V
- NPU: 47 TOPS vs 38 TOPS
- Max boost: 4.8 GHz vs 4.5 GHz
17 W base power
Tiebreaker
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Your pick
Apple M4 Max
Too close to call on your priorities.
- Apple M4 Max55
- Core Ultra 7 258V54
If Efficiency mattered a bit more to you, Core Ultra 7 258V would draw level.
Full specifications
| Apple M4 Max | Core Ultra 7 258V | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Laptop / desktop | Laptop |
| Architecture | Apple silicon | Lunar Lake |
| Socket | SoC | BGA |
| Process | TSMC N3E | TSMC N3B |
| Apple M4 Max | Core Ultra 7 258V | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Core layout | 12 performance + 4 efficiency | 4 P-cores + 4 LP E-cores |
| Base clock | — | 2.2 GHz |
| Max boost | 4.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Apple M4 Max | Core Ultra 7 258V | |
|---|---|---|
| L3 / shared cache | — | 12 MB |
| Memory support | LPDDR5X unified, up to 128 GB | LPDDR5X-8533 (32 GB on package) |
| Apple M4 Max | Core Ultra 7 258V | |
|---|---|---|
| Base power (TDP) | — | 17 W |
| Integrated graphics | Apple GPU, up to 40 cores | Intel Arc 140V |
| NPU | 38 TOPS | 47 TOPS |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.