Apple M1 Ultra vs Apple M3 Max

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Apple M1 Ultra Apple M3 Max

We compared the laptop Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz and the 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 M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 409.6GB/s)

Apple M3 Max 's Advantages

Released 1 years and 7 months late

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.2GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)

Lower TDP (40W vs 60W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

1544

Apple M3 Max +27%

1968

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra

22394

Apple M3 Max +7%

24163

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

2420

Apple M3 Max +33%

3227

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra

18680

Apple M3 Max +13%

21173

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

114

Apple M3 Max +29%

148

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra

1624

Apple M3 Max +4%

1692

Apple M1 Ultra

6631

Apple M3 Max +50%

9964

Blender

Apple M1 Ultra

426

Apple M3 Max

425

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M1 Ultra

3831

Apple M3 Max +25%

4793

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M1 Ultra +1%

40784

Apple M3 Max

40041

Apple M1 Ultra

VS

Apple M3 Max

General Parameters

Mar 2022

Release Date

Oct 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Apple M1

Core Architecture

Apple M3

APL1106/APL1W06

Processor Number

-

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Package

114 billions

Transistor Count

92 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

60 W

Power Consumption

40 W

-

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

12

16

Performance Core Threads

12

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

3.2 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.05 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.1 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.75 GHz

-

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.57 GHz

20

Total Core Count

16

20

Total Thread Count

16

-

Multiplier

40x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

48 MB shared

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

16

Max Memory Channels

8

800 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

409.6 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

8192

Shader Units

5120

512

Texture Units

320

256

Raster Operation Units

160

1024

Execution Units

640

120 W

Power Consumption

-

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

21.2 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

16.4 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

PCIe Version

4.0

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