Intel Core i9 9940X vs Apple M4 Max 16 Core
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2018
Oct 2024
Manufacturer
Intel
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Skylake
Apple M4
Processor Number
i9-9940X
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Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
LGA-2066
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
165 W
70 W
Peak Operating Temperature
88 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
14
12
Performance Core Threads
28
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.52 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
14
16
Total Thread Count
28
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
33x
45
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
1 MB per core
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L3 Cache
20 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.59 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5X-8533
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
85 GB/s
546 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
44
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Extended Instruction Set
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2, AVX-512
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
—
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1800 MHz
Shader Units
—
5120
Texture Units
—
320
Raster Operation Units
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160
Execution Units
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640
Power Consumption
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62
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,228
2,281
Cinebench R23
15,351
27,392
Geekbench 6
1,328
3,984
Geekbench 5
1,189
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Geekbench 6
9,787
26,185
Geekbench 5
14,374
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Cinebench 2024
—
187
Cinebench 2024
—
2,045
Passmark CPU
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4,534
Passmark CPU
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43,708
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.