Apple M3 Pro vs Apple M2 Max

VS

Apple M3 Pro 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 +22%

1992

Apple M2 Max

1629

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M3 Pro +1%

15139

Apple M2 Max

14912

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M3 Pro +17%

3155

Apple M2 Max

2696

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M3 Pro +1%

15057

Apple M2 Max

14905

Blender

Apple M3 Pro

261

Apple M2 Max

260

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M3 Pro +15%

4790

Apple M2 Max

4149

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M3 Pro +2%

26949

Apple M2 Max

26232

Apple M3 Pro

VS

Apple M2 Max

General Parameters

Oct 2023

Release Date

Jan 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

Apple

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Apple M3

Core Architecture

Apple M2

-

Processor Number

-

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)

Integrated Graphics

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

-

Generation

-

Package

37 billions

Transistor Count

67 billions

3 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

Apple M-Socket

30 W

Power Consumption

30 W

-

Max Turbo Power Consumption

-

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

-

Foundry

-

Die Size

-

I/O Process Size

-

I/O Die Size

-

Package

-

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

Total Thread Count

12

-

Bus Frequency

-

40x

Multiplier

35x

192 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

16 MB shared

L2 Cache

32 MB shared

-

L3 Cache

-

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

CCDs

-

Cores per CCD

-

SMP

-

AVX-512 FMA Ports

-

HBM

-

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

-

Power Consumption

70 W

-

Max Resolution

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

7.4 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

13.6 TFLOPS

AI Accelerator

-

NPU

-

Theoretical performance

-

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

4.0

-

PCIe Lanes

-

Extended Instruction Set

-

UPI Links

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