i9-11900H vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
27.97
+116%
Core i9-11900H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
12.93

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Core i9-11900H by a whopping 116% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking168590
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4Tiger Lake
Power efficiency29.4134.96
Architecture codenameno dataTiger Lake-H (2021)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)11 May 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H 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)
Threads1616
Base clock speedno data2.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.9 GHz
Bus rateno data8 GT/s
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data1.25 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm10 nm SuperFin
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 i9-11900H 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 dataFCBGA1787
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataIntel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2, Intel® AVX-512
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)no data+
Speed Shiftno data+
Hyper-Threading Technologyno data+
TSX-+
Thermal Monitoring-+
Flex Memory Accessno data+
Turbo Boost Max 3.0no data+
Deep Learning Boost-+

Security technologies

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H technologies aimed at improving security, for example, by protecting against hacks.

TXTno data+
Secure Keyno data+
SGXno data-
OS Guardno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H 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 i9-11900H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.2 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUIntel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors
Quick Sync Video-+
Graphics max frequencyno data1.45 GHz
Execution Unitsno data32

Graphics interfaces

Available interfaces and connections of Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H integrated GPUs.

Number of displays supportedno data4

Graphics image quality

Maximum display resolutions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H integrated GPUs, including resolutions over different interfaces.

Max resolution over HDMI 1.4no data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDPno data4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over DisplayPortno data7680x4320@60Hz

Graphics API support

APIs supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H integrated GPUs, sometimes API versions are included.

DirectXno data12.1
OpenGLno data4.6

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Core i9-11900H.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 27.97
+116%
i9-11900H 12.93

CrossMark Overall

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 2255
+38.2%
i9-11900H 1632

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 353
+55.5%
i9-11900H 227

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 25760
+174%
i9-11900H 9401

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 3880
+64.8%
i9-11900H 2355

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 12.93
Recency 30 October 2024 11 May 2021
Physical cores 16 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 10 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 116.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 233.3% more advanced lithography process.

i9-11900H, on the other hand, has 157.1% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Core i9-11900H in performance tests.


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