Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

Apple
94 Overall Score
vs
HP Z2 SFF G1i 2025

HP Z2 SFF G1i 2025

HP
74 Overall Score

What Buyers Say

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

88 out of 100 medium confidence 13 reviews

The Mac Studio M4 Max is overwhelmingly praised for its blazing-fast performance in video editing and music production. Users highlight the seamless setup, quiet operation, and compact design as major strengths. A few note the high price and lack of included peripherals as minor drawbacks, but overall sentiment is very positive.

Pros
  • Blazing-fast performance
  • Seamless setup
  • Quiet operation
  • Compact design
  • Excellent for video editing
Cons
  • High price
  • No bundled peripherals
  • Not for gaming or CUDA workloads
👍 Performance 5
👍 Build quality 3
🤔 Value for money 2
👍 Noise level 2
👍 Ease of setup 2
👍 Design 2

HP Z2 SFF G1i 2025

No customer feedback yet

Scores

Business
Apple
99
HP
76
Compact
Apple
97
HP
74
Home Office
Apple
90
HP
72
Developer
Apple
86
HP
77
Workstation
Apple
75
HP
80
Ai Llm
Apple
65
HP
74
Creator
Apple
61
HP
71
Gaming
Apple
44
HP
70

Specifications

Apple Mac Studio M4 MaxHP Z2 SFF G1i
Processor
CPU*Apple M4 MaxIntel Core Ultra 9 285★
CPU Multi-Core Score
43,903
57,494
Cores1424★
Frequency—2.5 GHz★
L3 Cache—36 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Apple M4 Max 32-core★NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation
GPU Benchmark Score
17,798
16,972
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM—16 GB★
VRAM TypeUnifiedGDDR6★
Memory & Storage
RAM36 GB64 GB★
RAM Generation—DDR5★
Storage 1512 GB512 GB
Storage 1 TypeSSDSSD
Build
Form Factorminisff
Weight2.74 kg3.99 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports6★2
USB Ports211★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 5 x 4—
HDMI1x HDMI1x HDMI 2.0b
DisplayPort01 x DisplayPort 1.4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6★—
BluetoothBluetoothBluetooth
Ethernet1x Ethernet1x Ethernet
System
OSmacOSWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025

  • Strong social proof (100th percentile)100th %ile
  • Strong reliability (99th percentile)99th %ile
  • Strong port selection (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong user sentiment (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Below average storage (31st percentile)

HP Z2 SFF G1i 2025

  • Strong port selection (98th percentile)98th %ile
  • Strong ram (95th percentile)95th %ile
  • Strong cpu (94th percentile)94th %ile
  • Strong reliability (69th percentile)
  • Below average social proof (10th percentile)10th %ile
  • Below average storage (31st percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: Apple Mac Studio M4 Max

Scores 94 overall, wins 4 of 8 usage categories and 5 of 25 specs.

Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Better at:

CompactBusinessDeveloperHome Office

HP Z2 SFF G1i Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorWorkstation