Apple · ARM64
Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU): specs, benchmarks and comparison
Apple Silicon with a 16-core CPU and unified memory. Memory capacity depends on the Mac configuration.
- 16 cores
- Render rank
- 10 of 89
- among models tested in Blender Benchmark 4.5.0 · 68% of the leader
- Release
- 2024
Performance
Rank among models tested in the same benchmark on the same render backend.
Blender Benchmark 4.5.0
CPU, sum of scenes monster + junkshop + classroom
490 samples/min
higher is better
Rank 10 of 89 tested68% of the leader
490
0200400600800
Nearest models in this benchmark
- 8Ryzen 9 9900X505
- 9Ryzen 9 7945HX493
- 10Apple M4 Max (16-core CPU)490
- 11Core i9-13900K485
- 12Core Ultra 7 265K478
Median of 77 runs · Blender Open Data (Blender Foundation) · November 14, 2026
Other benchmark versions (9)
| Benchmark | Result | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Blender Benchmark 5.3.0 | 422 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.2.0 | 464 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.1 | 470 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.1.0 | 456 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 5.0.0 | 486 samples/min · small sample | — |
| Blender Benchmark 4.4.0 | 486 samples/min | 7 of 72 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.3.0 | 489 samples/min | 7 of 80 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.2.0 | 482 samples/min | 7 of 84 |
| Blender Benchmark 4.0.0 | 479 samples/min · small sample | — |
Each benchmark version has its own scale; results from different versions are not compared.
Specifications
Cores and clocks
- Cores
- 16 (12P + 4E)
Platform
- Process node
- 3 nm
Memory and interfaces
- Memory type
- Unified memory
- Integrated graphics
- Apple M4 Max (32 / 40-core GPU)
Blender results are selected by the CPU core count stated in the submission.
Specifications: Apple, checked November 14, 2026.