A4-4000 vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Place in the ranking	194	2703
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Apple M3	no data
Power efficiency	31.36	1.05
Architecture codename	no data	Richland (2013−2014)
Release date	30 October 2023 (1 year ago)	1 June 2013 (11 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M3 Max 16-Core and A4-4000 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	2 (Dual-core)
Threads	16	2
Base clock speed	2.748 GHz	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.06 GHz	3.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	128 KB (per core)
L2 cache	no data	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	0 KB
Chip lithography	3 nm	32 nm
Die size	no data	246 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	70 °C
Number of transistors	92000 Million	1,178 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-

Compatibility

Information on M3 Max 16-Core and A4-4000 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	no data	1
Socket	no data	FM2
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	65 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Max 16-Core and A4-4000 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Max 16-Core and A4-4000. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR3

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU

AMD Radeon HD 7480D

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 25.85
+3490%

A4-4000 0.72

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 41068
+3484%

A4-4000 1146

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	25.85	0.72
Recency	30 October 2023	1 June 2013
Physical cores	16	2
Threads	16	2
Chip lithography	3 nm	32 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	65 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 3490.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 years, 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 966.7% more advanced lithography process.

A4-4000, on the other hand, has 20% lower power consumption.

The M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the A4-4000 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while A4-4000 is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and A4-4000, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.