i7-14700F vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
28.04
+3%
Core i7-14700F
2024
20 cores / 28 threads, 65 Watt
27.23

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Core i7-14700F by a minimal 3% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking165179
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data66.05
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency29.3339.44
Architecture codenameno dataRaptor Lake-R (2023−2024)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)20 (Icosa-Core)
Threads1628
Base clock speedno data2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz5.4 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data2 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data33 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nmIntel 7 nm
Die sizeno data257 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFCLGA1700
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F are enumerated here.

VT-dno data+
VT-xno data+
EPTno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data192 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data89.6 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPUN/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F.

PCIe versionno data5.0 and 4.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.04 27.23
Recency 30 October 2024 8 January 2024
Physical cores 16 20
Threads 16 28
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 3% higher aggregate performance score, and an age advantage of 9 months.

i7-14700F, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores and 75% more threads, and 38.5% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-14700F.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Core i7-14700F is a desktop one.


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