Apple M3 Max vs Intel Processor N97

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Apple M3 Max

Intel Processor N97

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz and Intel Processor N97 with 4 cores 3.6GHz . 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

Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 4800)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 76.8GB/s)

Newer PCIe version (4.0 vs 3.0)

More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 10nm)

Intel Processor N97 's Advantages

Lower TDP (12W vs 40W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +102%

1968

Intel Processor N97

971

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +709%

24163

Intel Processor N97

2986

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Max +162%

3227

Intel Processor N97

1229

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +655%

21173

Intel Processor N97

2802

Blender

Apple M3 Max +1157%

415

Intel Processor N97

33

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 Max +124%

4793

Intel Processor N97

2139

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3 Max +572%

40041

Intel Processor N97

5957

Apple M3 Max

VS

Intel Processor N97

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Jan 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Intel

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

x86-64

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Alder Lake

-

Processor Number

N97

Apple M-Socket

Socket

BGA-1264

Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

UHD Graphics (24EU)

Package

92 billions

Transistor Count

-

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

10 nm

40 W

Power Consumption

12 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

105°C

CPU Performance

12

Performance Cores

-

12

Performance Core Threads

-

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.05 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

-

4

Efficiency Cores

4

Efficiency Core Threads

4

2.75 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

3.6 GHz

2.57 GHz

Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency

-

16

Total Core Count

4

16

Total Thread Count

4

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

40x

Multiplier

36x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

96 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

2 MB shared

-

L3 Cache

6 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-4800, DDR4-3200, LPDDR5-4800

128 GB

Max Memory Size

16 GB

8

Max Memory Channels

1

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

76.8 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

500 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

-

1600 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1200 MHz

5120

Shader Units

256

320

Texture Units

16

160

Raster Operation Units

8

640

Execution Units

24

-

Power Consumption

10 W

16.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

0.3 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

Intel Processor N97

4.0

PCIe Version

3.0

-

PCIe Lanes

9

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