Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Silver 2025
Apple
88 Overall Score
vs
ASUS Ascent GX10 Stellar Grey
ASUS
57 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 Ascent GX10 Stellar Grey
No customer feedback yet
Scores
Compact
Business
Developer
Home Office
Workstation
Ai Llm
Creator
Gaming
Specifications
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | ASUS Ascent GX10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | ||
| CPU* | Apple M4 Max★ | NVIDIA GB10 SUPERCHIP (AKA ARM v9.2-A CPU) 20 Core ARM Processor with: 10x Cortex-X925 Processors 10x Cortex-A725 Arm Processors |
| CPU Multi-Core Score | ||
| Cores | 14 | 20★ |
| Graphics | ||
| GPU | Apple M4 Max 32-core★ | NVIDIA Blackwell GPU Architecture |
| GPU Benchmark Score | No data | |
| Type | integrated★ | discrete |
| VRAM Type | Unified | — |
| Memory & Storage | ||
| RAM | 36 GB | 128 GB★ |
| RAM Generation | — | DDR5★ |
| Storage 1 | 512 GB | 1 TB★ |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD | NVMe SSD★ |
| Build | ||
| Form Factor | mini | mini |
| PSU | — | 240W★ |
| Weight | 2.74 kg | 1.48 kg |
| Connectivity | ||
| USB-C Ports | 6★ | 4 |
| USB Ports | 2 | 4★ |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 5 x 4 | Not stated |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI | 1x HDMI v2.1a port w/ 4K @ 60Hz w/ FRL8 |
| DisplayPort | 0 | DisplayPort v2.1 via USB-C |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 | Wi-Fi 7★ |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth | Bluetooth v5.3★ |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet | NVIDIA ConnectX-7 LAN Chipset: 1x RJ45 10Gb Ethernet LAN port 1x 200Gb NVIDIA Connect X-7 NIC port |
| System | ||
| OS | macOS | Ubuntu |
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)
ASUS Ascent GX10 Stellar Grey
- Strong ram (99th percentile)99th %ile
- Strong port selection (95th percentile)95th %ile
- Strong storage (73rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (14th percentile)14th %ile
Verdict
Winner: Apple Mac Studio M4 Max
Scores 88 overall, wins 8 of 8 usage categories and 6 of 23 specs.