Apple M3 Max vs Apple M3 Pro

VS

Apple M3 Max Apple M3 Pro

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M3 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 153.6GB/s)

Apple M3 Pro 's Advantages

Lower TDP (30W vs 40W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M3 Max

1968

Apple M3 Pro +1%

1992

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +59%

24163

Apple M3 Pro

15139

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +2%

3227

Apple M3 Pro

3155

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +40%

21173

Apple M3 Pro

15057

Blender

Apple M3 Max +62%

425

Apple M3 Pro

261

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 Max

4793

Apple M3 Pro

4790

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +48%

40041

Apple M3 Pro

26949

Apple M3 Max

VS

Apple M3 Pro

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Oct 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Apple M3

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)

Package

92 billions

Transistor Count

37 billions

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

3 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

6

12

Performance Core Threads

6

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

4.05 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

6

4

Efficiency Core Threads

6

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.75 GHz

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

2.57 GHz

16

Total Core Count

12

16

Total Thread Count

12

40x

Multiplier

40x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

36 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

3

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

153.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

500 MHz

1600 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1600 MHz

5120

Shader Units

2304

320

Texture Units

144

160

Raster Operation Units

72

640

Execution Units

288

16.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

7.4 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

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