Apple M1 Max vs ARM Cortex-M4

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Primary details

Comparing ARM Cortex-M4 and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance rankingnot rated621
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Release dateno data18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Current priceno data$8.99

Detailed specifications

ARM Cortex-M4 and Apple M1 Max 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 coresno data10 (Deca-Core)
Threadsno data10
Base clock speedno data2.06 GHz
Boost clock speedno data3.22 GHz
L1 cacheno data2.9 MB
L2 cacheno data28 MB
L3 cacheno data48 MB
Chip lithographyno data5 nm
Number of transistorsno data57000 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


We couldn't decide between ARM Cortex-M4 and Apple M1 Max. We've got no test results to judge.


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