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Business computersENERGY STAR certified

Apple Mac Studio (M4 Max)

36 GB desktop computer, model number A3143.

Memory

36 GB

Processor

Apple M4 Max

Typical electricity use

23.2 kWh/yr

NPU installed

No

Of 247 certified desktop business computers, 36 have a lower typical electricity use than the Mac Studio (M4 Max) (23.2 kWh/yr).

Its certified typical electricity use of 23.2 kWh/yr costs about $3.02 a year at 13¢/kWh.

ENERGY STAR has certified this model 2 times, first in Oct 2025. The figures here are from the most recent certification.

Maker
Apple
Model
Mac Studio (M4 Max)
Model number
A3143
Type
Desktop
Processor
Apple M4 Max
CPU cores
14
Memory
36 GB
NPU installed
No
Storage
SSD
Operating system
Mac OS, Version 15.3
Typical electricity use
23.2 kWh/yr
Power in sleep
1.1 W
Power at long idle
4.8 W
Power when off
0.2 W
On the market since
Mar 2025
ENERGY STAR certified
16 Oct 2025

Certified under the same record

The maker lists these as the same machine or a variant of it: A3143, MU963.

Source: ENERGY STAR certified business computers dataset, US EPA, record 4513874, data build 2026-09-29. Figures are as the maker certified them. How we use this data.

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