Apple M3 Max vs Apple M2 Pro

VS

Apple M3 Max Apple M2 Pro

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Apple M2 Pro with 12 cores 3.5GHz . 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 9 months late

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 204.8GB/s)

Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.5GHz)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)

Apple M2 Pro 's Advantages

Lower TDP (30W vs 40W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +22%

1968

Apple M2 Pro

1601

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +73%

24163

Apple M2 Pro

13932

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +21%

3227

Apple M2 Pro

2650

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +48%

21173

Apple M2 Pro

14275

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +21%

148

Apple M2 Pro

122

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +116%

1692

Apple M2 Pro

782

Blender

Apple M3 Max +65%

425

Apple M2 Pro

257

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 Max +16%

4793

Apple M2 Pro

4116

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +52%

40041

Apple M2 Pro

26265

Apple M3 Max

VS

Apple M2 Pro

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Jan 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Apple M2

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)

Package

92 billions

Transistor Count

40 billions

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

40 W

Power Consumption

30 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

8

12

Performance Core Threads

8

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.5 GHz

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

4

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.4 GHz

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

12

40x

Multiplier

-

192 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

32 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

4

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

204.8 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

1398 MHz

5120

Shader Units

2432

320

Texture Units

152

160

Raster Operation Units

76

640

Execution Units

304

-

Power Consumption

35 W

-

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

16.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

6.8 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

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