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The Apple M3 Max takes the lead in gaming due to its significantly higher iGPU score of 99, providing better graphics performance.
The Apple M3 Max outperforms the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U in creative workloads with a 37-point gap, thanks to its hybrid design and efficient multi-core performance.
Both processors demonstrate excellent power efficiency, with the Apple M3 Max edging out the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U by just 3 points.
66 | Single-Core Performance | 91 |
35 | Multi-Core Performance | 72 |
77 | Power Efficiency | 80 |
81 | Integrated Graphics | 99 |
57 | QucikComparison Final Score | 84 |
| 8 | Cores | 16 |
| 15-30 W (configurable) | TDP | 56 W |
| 4 nm | Transistor size | 3 nm |
| 98 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 142 |
| 725 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1698 |
| 235.1 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 557.3 pages/sec |
| 345.7 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 648.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 248.3 pages/sec | Text processing | 309.1 pages/sec |
| 48.3 images/sec | Background blur | 68.9 images/sec |
| 103.3 images/sec | Photo processing | 183.5 images/sec |
| 20 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 30.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 2382 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3227 |
| 11459 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21167 |
| 983.8 MB/sec | File compression | 2190 MB/sec |
| 88.1 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 198.5 Klines/sec |
| 3541 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4790 |
| 23354 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 41259 |
| 85.6 GOps/sec | Integer math | 91.3 GOps/sec |
| 48.8 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 131.7 GOps/sec |
| 78M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 574M Primes/sec |
| 32.2M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 61.8M Strings/sec |
| 16.2 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 24.8 GBytes/sec |
| 266.8 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 532.1 MBytes/sec |
| 1178 Frames/sec | Physics | 4316 Frames/sec |
| 18.7B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 24.2B Matrices/sec |
| 154.88 | Blender CPU | 403.83 |
| 24.2 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 30.3 PPW |
| 382 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 378 PPW |
| 778.5 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 736.8 PPW |
| 5.16 PPW | Blender / Watt | 7.21 PPW |
| — | Base Frequency (E) | 2.75 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 8 | Total Cores | 16 |
| 16 | Total Threads | 16 |
| 33x | Multiplier | 40x |
| 64K (per core) | L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| 1MB (per core) | L2 Cache | 32MB (shared) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 8 | P-Cores | 12 |
| 16 | P-Threads | 12 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 4.05 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| — | E-Cores | 4 |
| — | E-Threads | 4 |
| Radeon 780M | Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) |
| 2700 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1380 MHz |
| 768 | Shading Units | 5120 |
| 48 | TMUs | 320 |
| 32 | ROPs | 160 |
| 12 | Execution Units | 640 |
| 4.1 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 14.1 TFLOPS |
| - DDR5-5600 - LPDDR5x-7500 | Memory Types | - LPDDR5-6400 |
| 256 GB | Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| 2 | Memory Channels | 32 |
| — | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Amd | Vendor | Apple |
| December 6, 2023 | Released | October 30, 2023 |
| Laptop | Type | Laptop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | ARMv8 |
| Zen 4 (Hawk Point) | Codename | Apple M3 |
| — | Model number | — |
| Radeon 780M | Integrated GPU | Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 25 billions | Transistors | 92 billions |
| 4 nm | Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| 15-30 W (configurable) | TDP (PL1) | 56 W |
| FP8 | Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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