i7-9700F 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
+236%
Core i7-9700F
2019
8 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
8.35

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Core i7-9700F by a whopping 236% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-9700F processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking165911
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data9.07
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4Intel Core i7
Power efficiency29.3312.09
Architecture codenameno dataCoffee Lake (2017−2019)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)23 April 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$323

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-9700F 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.7 GHz
Bus typeno dataDMI 3.0
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data30
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data256K (per core)
L3 cacheno data12 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data72 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-9700F 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFCLGA1151
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-9700F. 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-+
vProno data+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Turbo Boost Technologyno data2.0
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data-
TSX-+
Idle Statesno data+
Thermal Monitoring-+
SIPP-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-9700F technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
EDBno data+
Secure Keyno data+
MPX-+
Identity Protection-+
SGXno dataYes with Intel® ME
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-9700F 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 i7-9700F. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2666
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPUno data

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i7-9700F.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.04 8.35
Recency 30 October 2024 23 April 2019
Physical cores 16 8
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 235.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

i7-9700F, on the other hand, has 38.5% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i7-9700F in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Core i7-9700F is a desktop one.


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