Apple M3 Max vs Apple M1
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Apple M1 with 8 cores 2.1GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Released 2 years and 11 months late
Better graphics card performance
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4266)
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 68.25GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.1GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Apple M1 's Advantages
Lower TDP (14W vs 56W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+28%
1950
Apple M1
1513
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+208%
24002
Apple M1
7782
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+44%
3227
Apple M1
2231
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+163%
21164
Apple M1
8035
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+25%
142
Apple M1
113
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+230%
1683
Apple M1
509
Blender
Apple M3 Max
+219%
415
Apple M1
130
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Max
+28%
4790
Apple M1
3717
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Max
+189%
41188
Apple M1
14218
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Nov 2020
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
Apple M-Socket
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
Package
92 billions
Transistor Count
16 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
56 W
Power Consumption
14 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
CPU Performance
12
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
8
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
4
Efficiency Cores
-
4
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
16
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
8
40
Multiplier
-
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
32 MB shared
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
128 GB
Max Memory Size
16 GB
8
Max Memory Channels
2
409.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 MHz
5120
Shader Units
1024
320
Texture Units
64
160
Raster Operation Units
32
640
Execution Units
128
60
Power Consumption
15 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
16.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
2.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
