Apple M1 vs Apple M1 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz and Apple M1 Max with 10 cores 2.0GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M1 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (2.1GHz vs 2.0GHz)
Lower TDP (14W vs 30W)
Apple M1 Max 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M1
1513
Apple M1 Max
+2%
1545
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M1
7782
Apple M1 Max
+59%
12440
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M1
2231
Apple M1 Max
+8%
2410
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M1
8035
Apple M1 Max
+55%
12480
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M1
113
Apple M1 Max
114
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M1
509
Apple M1 Max
+55%
793
Blender
Apple M1
130
Apple M1 Max
+63%
212
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Apple M1
1757
Apple M1 Max
+1%
1783
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Apple M1
7742
Apple M1 Max
+61%
12511
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M1
3717
Apple M1 Max
+3%
3833
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M1
14218
Apple M1 Max
+55%
22121
General Parameters
Nov 2020
Release Date
May 2022
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Icestorm and Firestorm
Core Architecture
-
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M1 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
16 billions
Transistor Count
57 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
14 W
Power Consumption
30 W
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
10
8
Performance Core Threads
10
2.1 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.0 GHz
3.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
8
Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
10
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
12 MB shared
L2 Cache
24 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR4X-4266
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
16 GB
Max Memory Size
64 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
68.25 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
450 MHz
1278 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
1024
Shader Units
4096
64
Texture Units
256
32
Raster Operation Units
128
128
Execution Units
-
15 W
Power Consumption
60 W
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
2.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
10.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
-
