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Apple is on a roll. They have brought 3 new products to the market with updated Apple M4 Series processors. The 2024 Models of Apple Macbook Pro ( 14-inch, 16-inch ), Mac Mini, and iMac AIO Desktop PC are now available to purchase online with the new Apple Silicon M4 Series chips. The base models are powered by an M4 chip. You can opt for models with M4 Pro or M4 Max Apple Processors offering high-end processing power if you prefer more performance.

Apple has also updated the Macbook Air ( 2024 ) powered with M3 chip with the base model now coming with 16GB RAM.

Apple’s decision to ship all new 2024 models with at least 16GB ram is thanks to the memory requirement the Apple Intelligence features need, to work properly without running out of memory. All these new 2024 launches from Apple support Apple Intelligence AI features.

Price in India

Apple Mac Mini M4 2024 Models: Price starts at Rs 59,900 ( base model )
Apple Macbook Pro 2024 with M4 chip: Price starts at Rs 1,69,900 ( base model )
Apple iMac 2024 with M4 chip: Price starts at Rs 1,34,900 ( base model )

At the time of writing, you can pre-order these new 2024 Apple launches online from Apple Store India. These will be available to purchase from Amazon.in. Flipkart, Croma Store, etc in the coming days as well.

Apple M4 Chip Features / Specs Highlights

Apple claims the new M4 chip is up to 1.8x faster than the first gen Apple M1 Silicon
The 10-core GPU on the M4 chip offers 2x graphics speed than the M1 chip
The 16-core Neural Engine on the M4 helps to support Apple Intelligence AI Features
Two external displays supported with Four Thunderbolt 4 ports on board

Product Package: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Desktop Processor ( 100-100001404WOF ) with Integrated Radeon Graphics, 8 cores 16 Threads 32 MB Cache Base Clock 3.8 GHz Up to 5.5 GHz AM5 Socket System Memory DDR5,65W TDP

AMD has launched the Ryzen 7 9700X Desktop Processor ( 100-100001404WOF ) part of the AMD Ryzen 9000 Series in India online at a price of Rs.36,190. The MRP list price is Rs.52,000. At the time of writing, you can buy this online from Amazon.in, currently sold by Clicktech Retail Private Ltd.

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AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X processor is launched on 08/08/2024. It has 8 cores and 16 threads. The base clock is 3.8 GHz. It supports a max boost clock of up to 5.5 GHz.

Product Specs Highlights

Product ID Boxed: 100-100001404WOF
Former Codename: Granite Ridge AM5
Processor technology: TSMC 4nm FinFET ( for CPU cores )
No of Cores: 8
Threads: 16
Base clock: 3.8Ghz
Boost clock: up to 5.5Ghz ( Precision Boost 2 technology )
CPU Socket: AM5
Default TDP: 65W
L3 Cache: 32 MB, L2 Cache: 8 MB, L1 Cache: 640 KB
Launch date: 08/08/2024
Launch Price in India: Rs.36,190.
Availability: Amazon.in
Unlocked for Overclocking: Yes

Officially supported operating systems by AMD Ryzen™ 7 9700X are Windows 11 64-bit, Windows 10 64-bit, RHEL x86 Linux 64-bit, and Ubuntu Linux x86 64-tit.

Regarding connectivity, it supports 4x Native USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Ports, and 1x Native USB 2.0 (480Mbps) Port. It supports PCIe® 5.0 PCI Express® Version and has 24 Usable Native PCIe® Lanes ( Total: 28 ). 192GB is the maximum memory you can have with this processor.

It is equipped with integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics which has 2x Graphics Cores, and 2200 MHz Graphics Frequency.

Ryzen 9 9700X supports AMD EXPO™ Technology and AMD Ryzen™ Technologies. Max. Operating Temperature (Tjmax) is 95°C. A premium air cooler is recommended for optimal performance.