Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
Apple
94 Overall Score
vs
ASUS NUC 14 Pro Black 2024
ASUS
36 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
ASUS NUC 14 Pro Black 2024
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Compact
Business
Home Office
Developer
Workstation
Ai Llm
Creator
Gaming
Specifications
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS NUC 14 Pro | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 Max★ | Intel Core 3 100U |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 14★ | 6 |
| Frequency | — | 1.2 GHz★ |
| L3 Cache | — | 10 MB★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU* | Apple M4 Max 32-core★ | Intel Graphics |
| GPU Benchmark Score | ||
| Type | integrated | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Unified | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 36 GB★ | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | — | DDR5★ |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | SSD |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mini | mini |
| PSU | — | 90W★ |
| Weight | 2.74 kg | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 6★ | 1 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 3★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 x 4 | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | 2x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 0 | — |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 6E★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3★ |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet | 1x Ethernet |
| System | ||
| OS | macOS | Windows 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 (89th percentile)89th %ile
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
ASUS NUC 14 Pro Black 2024
- Below average social proof (10th percentile)10th %ile
- Below average cpu (31st percentile)
- Below average storage (31st percentile)
Verdict
Winner: Apple Mac Studio M4 Max
Scores 94 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 7 of 25 specs.