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Confirms actual US retail availability on the planned day."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-introduces-m4-pro-and-m4-max/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["process_node_nm"],"notes":{"process_node_nm":"Apple states that M4, M4 Pro and M4 Max are built using second-generation 3-nanometer technology. Neural Engine throughput is separately sourced from the exact 14-core chip database."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/102231","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["predecessor","successor"],"notes":{"predecessor":"Identify your Mac Studio model lists Mac Studio (2025) with M4 Max, model identifier Mac16,9, part numbers MU963xx/A. The M2 Max Mac Studio (2023) is the previous Max model in the list.","successor":"The same list places Mac Studio (M5 Max or M5 Ultra) above Mac Studio (2025). 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ENERGY STAR date_available_on_market 2025-03-05 is the announcement day and is not used for release_date.","markets":"The MU963 record lists the United States and Canada. Only US is stored because the stored part number MU963LL/A and the USD launch price are US. Which of the two UPCs is the Canadian part is not stated."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/122125","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["psu_model","ram_upgradeable","storage","motherboard_model","wifi_antenna","motherboard_form_factor","psu_standard","proprietary_parts","speaker_count"],"notes":{"psu_model":"Mac Studio (2025) Exploded View and Orderable Parts: power supply 661-50886, one part for both chip models.","ram_upgradeable":"Logic board 661-50201 is listed as M4 Max, 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36 GB. Memory is part of the chip and logic board and has no DIMM slots. Apple does not publish a Mac Studio memory upgrade page. 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No antenna count or radio-module identity is inferred.","motherboard_form_factor":"Logic board 661-50201 is an Apple service assembly sized for this enclosure with the SSD modules, fan and antenna attached. It is not an ATX class board.","psu_standard":"Power supply 661-50886 is an Apple service part. The power supply procedure (support 121981) shows a bus bar, a signal cable and four notches that seat it on the internal frame. No standard PSU format applies.","proprietary_parts":"Logic board, power supply and housing are ordered as Apple assemblies. The two fan flex cables sit in locking-lever connectors on the logic board (support 121997). The SSD modules are Apple service parts with no M.2 socket.","speaker_count":"Exploded view lists one Speaker, item 34."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121980","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["tool_less_access"],"notes":{"tool_less_access":"Bottom Cover procedure needs a nylon probe, a Torx Plus 10IP bit and a torque driver to remove four screws. Not tool-less."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121997","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["cpu_cooler","fan_header_count","fans"],"notes":{"cpu_cooler":"Fan procedure: fan assembly 923-12527 mounts on the logic-board thermal module with three screws. Air cooling with a heatsink and shared enclosure blowers. Rotor count is recorded separately under fans.","fan_header_count":"Removal step 3 explicitly names two fan connectors on the logic board, with two fan flex cables. Counts connectors, not rotors.","fans":"Apple Fan Locator and removal step 4 diagrams show two separate blower rotors in one shared frame, part 923-12527. The parts list uses the same fan and housing across Mac Studio (2025) configurations. The system draws cool air through the bottom and exhausts it through the rear as described in the Tom's Hardware review. These rotors drive shared enclosure airflow and are counted as chassis cooling, rather than as a separate standalone CPU-cooler fan. Diameter, enum position, RGB and control method are not published."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-studio/take-a-tour-of-mac-studio-apd0fd69f4be/2025/mac/15","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["manual_url","front_ports","rear_ports"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Mac Studio User Guide, version 2025 with macOS Sequoia 15, Take a tour page.","front_ports":"On Mac Studio with the M4 Max chip the two front USB-C ports support USB 3 up to 10 Gbit/s. The SDXC slot supports SD 4.0 cards.","rear_ports":"Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) ports, 10 Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) with Nbase-T, two USB-A ports with USB 3 up to 5 Gbit/s, HDMI and 3.5 mm headphone jack on the back."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/environment/pdf/products/desktops/Mac_Studio_PER_March2025.pdf","kind":"manufacturer_pdf","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["epeat"],"notes":{"epeat":"Product Environmental Report, footnote 6: Mac Studio achieved a Gold rating in the United States and Canada and is listed on the EPEAT Registry. The report's reference configuration is Mac Studio (M4 Max, 512GB SSD)."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/embedded-mac-warranty-us.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["warranty_years","warranty_service_type"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Apple One (1) Year Limited Warranty for Mac, US. Statutory rights and optional AppleCare are separate.","warranty_service_type":"US limited warranty Warranty Service Options explicitly lists carry-in and mail-in service. Apple determines eligibility and the service method. Mail-in is conditional, not guaranteed for every repair. DIY replacement is described but is not a supported service-type enum. Routes depend on options available in the country where service is requested. The field records published conditional options rather than guaranteeing both for every claim."}},{"url":"https://www.tomshardware.com/desktops/mini-pcs/apple-mac-studio-early-2025-review","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["fans"],"notes":{"fans":"Design section explicitly describes bottom cool-air intake and rear exhaust holes, and conclusion names dual internal fans. This supports airflow scope only. The reviewed 16-core CPU, 40-core GPU, 128 GB and 1 TB sample supplies no measured values to this 14/32/36/512 product. Apple lists one common fan assembly 923-12527 and housing 923-12472 for all 2025 configurations."}},{"url":"https://www.notebookcheck.net/Apple-M4-Max-14-cores-Processor-Benchmarks-and-Specs.920365.0.html","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["cpu_thread_count","cpu_clusters","npu_tops"],"notes":{"cpu_thread_count":"Processor table explicitly lists Number of Cores / Threads 14 / 14 for the 14-core M4 Max. No SMT multiplier is assumed.","cpu_clusters":"Exact chip table confirms 10 performance and 4 efficiency cores. It publishes 10 x 4.5 GHz P-Core and 4 x 2.6 GHz E-Core, plus an overall 2592–4512 MHz clock range. The category rates do not explicitly identify maximum or base frequencies, so no frequency cells are stored. No laptop performance result is copied.","npu_tops":"NPU / AI table cell: 38 TOPS INT8 for the 16-core Neural Engine of the 14-core M4 Max. NPU throughput only. Precision INT8, not GPU or combined-system throughput. HotHardware independently states 38 TOPS for its same 14-core SoC."}},{"url":"https://www.macotakara.jp/macintosh/entry-48543.html","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["ram_type","ram_speed_mts","ethernet_controller","storage","measured_ssd_read_mbs"],"notes":{"ram_type":"Memory section explicitly identifies LPDDR5X-8533 for the M4 Max 14-core CPU and 32-core GPU with 36 GB. The 16/40 and M3 Ultra descriptions are excluded.","ram_speed_mts":"Same memory section identifies installed LPDDR5X-8533. Stored transfer rate 8533 MT/s, not its physical clock or an optional XMP rating. HotHardware and Notebookcheck corroborate the memory designation.","ethernet_controller":"System Information section identifies the 2025 10Gb Ethernet controller as Marvell Apple AQC113. Apple parts item 19 lists one common Ethernet board 923-12482. HotHardware independently identifies AQtion AQC113.","storage":"APPLE SSD AP0512Z section explicitly identifies the 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 512 GB model. The AJA paragraph further specifies 36 GB. Stored software-reported drive model only. Apple identifies its service module as flash storage 661-50214. No standard M.2 connector, installed NVMe drive type or measured SSD performance is inferred.","measured_ssd_read_mbs":"AJA System Test 17 on the exact 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36 GB, 512 GB model: read 5606 MB/s and write 5451 MB/s. Test file size is not stated. The article also shows no High Power mode in Energy settings of the M4 Max Mac Studio, unlike the M4 Pro Mac mini and MacBook Pro. It concludes the machine always runs at full power."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/102285","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["wifi_bands"],"notes":{"wifi_bands":"Use Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 networks lists Mac Studio introduced in 2023 or later. It explicitly permits the 6 GHz band or configuring only 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. US reference configuration and US support page. Availability remains region-dependent, so this is not a claim for every regional variant."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/121998","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["wifi_antenna"],"notes":{"wifi_antenna":"The exact 2025 Antenna 1 procedure requires removal of the bottom cover, power supply and internal frame before removing its internal coaxial antenna assembly. Placement only. No antenna count or disputed wireless chip is inferred."}},{"url":"https://hothardware.com/reviews/apple-mac-studio-m4-max-vs-mac-mini-m4-pro","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["wifi_antenna","ethernet_controller","side_panel","front_panel","proprietary_parts","cpu_clusters","benchmark_cinebench_2024_single","benchmark_cinebench_2024_multi","benchmark_geekbench_single","benchmark_geekbench_multi","game_fps_measured","measured_power_idle_w","measured_power_gaming_w"],"notes":{"wifi_antenna":"The networking paragraph explicitly describes dual internal antennae. Only internal placement is used, corroborated by the maker service diagrams. Its conflicting Broadcom chip identity is omitted.","ethernet_controller":"The same paragraph identifies Aquantia, now Marvell, AQtion AQC113. Apple publishes one common Ethernet board for the 2025 family. The reviewed 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU and 36 GB system has 1 TB storage. It supplies only fixed networking hardware corroboration, no measured result.","side_panel":"Page 1 Build section: milled aluminium chassis, ventilation holes on the circular base and the left and right sides are completely barren of ports or markings.","front_panel":"Page 1: apart from two USB-C ports, the SD card reader and a power LED the front is completely unadorned.","proprietary_parts":"Page 1: the 1 TB review SSD is not a standard M.2 SSD. The NVMe controller is in the SoC and the module is a card of NAND. This supports drive_mounts.","cpu_clusters":"Page 1: the 14-core CPU with 10 performance and 4 efficiency cores clocked up to 4.5 GHz according to the Geekbench 6 CPU scanner. Apple publishes no clock. The 4.5 GHz is stored as the performance-core maximum. EveryMac gives about 4.5 GHz too. No efficiency-core clock is stored.","benchmark_cinebench_2024_single":"Page 2. Review unit is the 14-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 36 GB model with a 1 TB SSD running macOS Sequoia 15.3.2. Only the SSD differs from this product. The text names Cinebench 2024 and the chart title says R23, but the scores match Cinebench 2024. Single-thread 186, multi-thread 1811. The Mac Studio M4 Max has no selectable power mode in macOS Energy settings (Mac Otakara), so this is the only profile.","benchmark_geekbench_single":"Page 2. Geekbench 6 CPU, latest version at review time, macOS Sequoia 15.3.2. Single-core 4038 and multi-core 23509 on the same review unit.","game_fps_measured":"Page 3. Same review unit with a 1 TB SSD. Windows games run through CrossOver with D3DMetal and Rosetta. Shadow of the Tomb Raider runs as the x86 macOS build. The review also charts a Low value without defining it, so no 1 percent low is stored. Cyberpunk 2077 uses the built-in benchmark with the Ray Tracing Medium preset and FSR 3 Quality at 1080p. Gears Tactics is tested at 1080p on Low, Medium and High.","measured_power_idle_w":"Page 4. Wall power, 5-minute average, idle 12 W. 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