Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs i7-13700F

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Primary details

Comparing Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking208not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation57.03no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency35.50no data
Architecture codenameRaptor Lake-S (2023−2024)no data
Release date4 January 2023 (1 year ago)30 November 2024 (recently)
Launch price (MSRP)$359no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads2414
Base clock speed2.1 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4.51 GHz
L1 cache80K (per core)no data
L2 cache2 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache30 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithographyIntel 7 nm3 nm
Die size257 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)72 °Cno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 configuration1no data
SocketFCLGA1700no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2no data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)+no data
Speed Shift+no data
Turbo Boost Technology2.0no data
Hyper-Threading Technology+no data
TSX+-
Idle States+no data
Thermal Monitoring+-
Turbo Boost Max 3.0+no data
Deep Learning Boost+-

Security technologies

Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXT+no data
EDB+no data
Secure Key+no data
OS Guard+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.

VT-d+no data
VT-x+no data
EPT+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5600, DDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size192 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth89.6 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version5.0 and 4.0no data
PCI Express lanes16no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 4 January 2023 30 November 2024
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 24 14
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 80 Watt

i7-13700F has 14.3% more physical cores and 71.4% more threads, and 23.1% lower power consumption.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year.

We couldn't decide between Core i7-13700F and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Core i7-13700F is a desktop processor while Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is a notebook one.


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