A4-9120 SoC vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Apple M1 Apple M3 Max 16-Core Apple M4 Max (14 cores) Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
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A4-9120 A4-9120 SoC A4-9120C A4-9120e SoC A4-9125 SoC A6-9200 SoC A6-9210 A6-9220 A6-9220C A6-9220e A6-9225 A9-9410 A9-9420 A9-9420e A9-9425 E2-9000 E2-9010

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Apple M4 Max (16 cores) M4 Max (16 cores)
A4-9120 SoC A4-9120 SoC

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120 SoC processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking168not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency29.41no data
Architecture codenameno dataStoney Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)April 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120 SoC 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads162
Base clock speedno data2.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz2.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data160 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data125 mm2
Number of transistorsno data1,200 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120 SoC 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 dataFT4
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120 SoC. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120 SoC are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120 SoC. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 40-core GPURadeon R3 2CU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120 SoC.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Pros & cons summary

Physical cores 16 2
Threads 16 2
Chip lithography 3 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

A4-9120 SoC, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and A4-9120 SoC. We've got no test results to judge.

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