Apple M3 vs Apple M2 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 with 8 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 's Advantages
Released 9 months late
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (20W vs 30W)
Apple M2 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 102.4GB/s)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
Apple M3
+16%
1920
Apple M2 Max
1651
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
Apple M3
10448
Apple M2 Max
+42%
14852
Geekbench 6 Single Core
Apple M3
+11%
3009
Apple M2 Max
2696
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
Apple M3
11805
Apple M2 Max
+26%
14905
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
Apple M3
+15%
140
Apple M2 Max
121
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
Apple M3
707
Apple M2 Max
+48%
1050
Apple M3
3014
Apple M2 Max
+94%
5851
Blender
Apple M3
168
Apple M2 Max
+51%
255
Passmark CPU Single Core
Apple M3
+16%
4850
Apple M2 Max
4149
Passmark CPU Multi Core
Apple M3
19597
Apple M2 Max
+33%
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 GPU
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Package
25 billions
Transistor Count
67 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
20 W
Power Consumption
30 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
CPU Performance
4
Performance Cores
8
4
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
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
8
Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
40x
Multiplier
35x
192 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
64 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
24 GB
Max Memory Size
96 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
102.4 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
1280
Shader Units
4864
80
Texture Units
304
40
Raster Operation Units
152
160
Execution Units
608
-
Power Consumption
70 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
4.1 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
13.6 TFLOPS
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
4.0
