Apple M2 Ultra vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Ultra with 24 cores 3.5GHz 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 M2 Ultra 's Advantages
Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 409.6GB/s)
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (56W vs 60W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
1729
Apple M3 Max
+12%
1950
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+20%
28910
Apple M3 Max
24002
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
2790
Apple M3 Max
+15%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
21217
Apple M3 Max
21164
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
126
Apple M3 Max
+12%
142
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+13%
1918
Apple M3 Max
1683
Apple M2 Ultra
8668
Apple M3 Max
+14%
9964
Blender
Apple M2 Ultra
+21%
505
Apple M3 Max
415
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M2 Ultra
4137
Apple M3 Max
+15%
4790
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M2 Ultra
+18%
48776
Apple M3 Max
41188
General Parameters
May 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 (76-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
134 billions
Transistor Count
92 billions
5 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
60 W
Power Consumption
56 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
16
Performance Cores
12
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
-
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
8
Efficiency Cores
4
8
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
24
Total Core Count
16
24
Total Thread Count
16
35x
Multiplier
40
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 MB shared
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
192 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
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
-
Power Consumption
60
-
Graphics Performance
16.4 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
