Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) vs Intel Core i7-4790K. Specifications, performance, tests

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

• Family
  Apple M series Intel Core i7
• CPU group
  Apple M1 Intel Core i 4000
• Segment
  Mobile Desktop / Server
• Generation
  1 4

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

• Core architecture
  hybrid (big.LITTLE) normal
• Frequency
  3.20 GHz 4.00 GHz
• Turbo (1 Core)
  No turbo 4.40 GHz
• Hyperthreading
  No Yes
• Overclocking
  No Yes

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

• GPU name
  Apple M1 Max (32 Core) Intel HD Graphics 4600
• GPU frequency
  1.30 GHz 0.35 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo 1.25 GHz
• Execution units
  512 20
• Shader
  4096 160
• Max. GPU Memory
  32 GB 2 GB
• Max. displays
  3 3
• Generation
  1 7.5
• Technology
  5 nm 22 nm
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q2/2013

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode No
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode No
• VP9
  Decode / Encode No
• AV1
  No No
• AVC
  Decode Decode / Encode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Intel Core i7-4790K and Apple M1 Max (32-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

• Memory type
  LPDDR5-6400
• Max. Memory
  64 GB 32 GB
• Memory channels
  4 2
• ECC
  No No

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) and Intel Core i7-4790K to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

• TDP (PL1)
  30 W 88 W
• TDP up
  60 W --

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) and Apple M1 Max (32-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) x86-64 (64 bit)
• ISA extensions
  Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2
• L2-Cache
  28.00 MB --
• L3-Cache
  -- 8.00 MB
• Architecture
  M1 Devils Canyon S
• Technology
  5 nm 22 nm
• Virtualization
  None VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
• Socket
  N/A LGA 1150
• Release date
  Q3/2021 Q2/2014
• Part Number
  APL 1104 --