Apple M3 Pro vs Apple M2 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz and Apple M2 Max 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 Pro 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 153.6GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
+19%
1978
Apple M2 Max
1651
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+1%
15098
Apple M2 Max
14852
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
+17%
3160
Apple M2 Max
2696
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
+1%
15083
Apple M2 Max
14905
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
+18%
143
Apple M2 Max
121
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
1058
Apple M2 Max
1050
Blender
Apple M3 Pro
253
Apple M2 Max
255
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3 Pro
+6%
4401
Apple M2 Max
4149
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3 Pro
25201
Apple M2 Max
+4%
26232
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 Pro GPU (19-core)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
37 billions
Transistor Count
67 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
8
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
6
Efficiency Cores
4
6
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
12
40
Multiplier
35x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
36 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
3
Max Memory Channels
8
153.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 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
2304
Shader Units
4864
144
Texture Units
304
72
Raster Operation Units
152
288
Execution Units
608
30
Power Consumption
70 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
7.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
