Apple M1 Max vs Apple M3

VS

Apple M1 Max Apple M3

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 Max with 10 cores 2.0GHz and Apple M3 with 8 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M1 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)

Apple M3 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 5 months late

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.0GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)

Lower TDP (20W vs 30W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

1542

Apple M3 +23%

1909

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max +18%

12415

Apple M3

10497

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

2410

Apple M3 +24%

3009

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max +5%

12480

Apple M3

11805

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M1 Max

114

Apple M3 +22%

140

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M1 Max +12%

793

Apple M3

707

Apple M1 Max +46%

4425

Apple M3

3014

Blender

Apple M1 Max +23%

216

Apple M3

175

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M1 Max

3833

Apple M3 +26%

4850

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M1 Max +12%

22121

Apple M3

19597

Apple M1 Max

VS

Apple M3

General Parameters

May 2022

Release Date

Oct 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

ARMv8

-

Core Architecture

Apple M3

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M3 GPU

Package

57 billions

Transistor Count

25 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

30 W

Power Consumption

20 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

10

Performance Cores

4

10

Performance Core Threads

4

2.0 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.05 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.75 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.57 GHz

10

Total Core Count

8

10

Total Thread Count

8

-

Multiplier

40x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

24 MB shared

L2 Cache

16 MB shared

-

L3 Cache

64 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

64 GB

Max Memory Size

24 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

102.4 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

1296 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

4096

Shader Units

1280

256

Texture Units

80

128

Raster Operation Units

40

-

Execution Units

160

60 W

Power Consumption

-

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

10.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

4.1 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

4.0

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