Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Intel Core i7 8557U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Jul 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
Intel
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Coffee Lake
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Iris Plus Graphics 645
Processor Number
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i7-8557U
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
BGA-1528
Power Consumption
70 W
15 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
12
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
1.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
4
Total Thread Count
16
8
Multiplier
45
17x
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4.5 GHz
L1 Cache
—
32 K per core
L2 Cache
—
256 K per core
L3 Cache
—
8 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s
37.5 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
1150 MHz
Shader Units
5120
384
Texture Units
320
48
Raster Operation Units
160
6
Execution Units
640
48
Power Consumption
62
15 W
Max Resolution
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4096x2304 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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3.0
PCIe Lanes
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16
Extended Instruction Set
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SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX-2
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,281
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Cinebench R23
27,392
—
Geekbench 6
3,984
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Geekbench 6
26,185
—
Cinebench 2024
187
—
Cinebench 2024
2,045
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Passmark CPU
4,534
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Passmark CPU
43,708
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.