Apple M3 Pro vs Apple M3 Max

VS

Apple M3 Pro Apple M3 Max

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz and Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M3 Pro's Advantages

Lower TDP (30W vs 40W)

Apple M3 Max's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 153.6GB/s)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M3 Pro +1%

1996

Apple M3 Max

1958

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3 Pro

15160

Apple M3 Max +59%

24128

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Pro

3155

Apple M3 Max +2%

3227

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Pro

15057

Apple M3 Max +40%

21173

Blender

Apple M3 Pro

261

Apple M3 Max +62%

425

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 Pro

4790

Apple M3 Max

4793

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3 Pro

26949

Apple M3 Max +48%

40041

Apple M3 Pro

VS

Apple M3 Max

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Oct 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Apple M3

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Package

37 billions

Transistor Count

92 billions

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

30 W

Power Consumption

40 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

6

Performance Cores

12

6

Performance Core Threads

12

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.05 GHz

6

Efficiency Cores

4

6

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.75 GHz

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.57 GHz

12

Total Core Count

16

12

Total Thread Count

16

40x

Multiplier

40x

192K per core

L1 Cache

192K per core

16MB shared

L2 Cache

32MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

36GB

Max Memory Size

128GB

3

Max Memory Channels

8

153.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

409.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

True

Integrated Graphics

True

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

1600 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

2304

Shader Units

5120

144

Texture Units

320

72

Raster Operation Units

160

288

Execution Units

640

7.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

16.4 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

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