Apple M2 Max vs Apple M3 Pro
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 153.6GB/s)
Apple M3 Pro 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
1651
Apple M3 Pro
+19%
1978
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
14852
Apple M3 Pro
+1%
15098
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
2696
Apple M3 Pro
+17%
3160
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
14905
Apple M3 Pro
+1%
15083
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2 Max
121
Apple M3 Pro
+18%
143
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
1050
Apple M3 Pro
1058
Blender
Apple M2 Max
255
Apple M3 Pro
253
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M2 Max
4149
Apple M3 Pro
+6%
4401
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M2 Max
+4%
26232
Apple M3 Pro
25201
General Parameters
Jan 2023
Release Date
Oct 2023
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M2
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Package
67 billions
Transistor Count
37 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
6
4
Efficiency Core Threads
6
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
12
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
12
35x
Multiplier
40
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
96 GB
Max Memory Size
36 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
3
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
153.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
450 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
1398 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
4864
Shader Units
2304
304
Texture Units
144
152
Raster Operation Units
72
608
Execution Units
288
70 W
Power Consumption
30
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
13.6 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
7.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
