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The Apple M3 Max takes the lead in gaming due to its significantly higher score of 91, outperforming the Apple M2 Pro's 78.5.
The Apple M3 Max offers better multi-core performance in creative workloads, with a score of 72, compared to the Apple M2 Pro's 41.
Both the Apple M2 Pro and Apple M3 Max demonstrate excellent power efficiency, with scores of 79 and 80 respectively, making them a tie in this category.
76 | Single-Core Performance | 91 |
41 | Multi-Core Performance | 72 |
79 | Power Efficiency | 80 |
99 | Integrated Graphics | 99 |
65 | QucikComparison Final Score | 84 |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 30 W | TDP | 56 W |
| 5 nm | Transistor size | 3 nm |
| 125 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 142 |
| 795 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1698 |
| 2666 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3227 |
| 14489 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21167 |
| 1630 MB/sec | File compression | 2190 MB/sec |
| 125.3 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 198.5 Klines/sec |
| 356.9 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 557.3 pages/sec |
| 352.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 648.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 266.9 pages/sec | Text processing | 309.1 pages/sec |
| 53.8 images/sec | Background blur | 68.9 images/sec |
| 126.3 images/sec | Photo processing | 183.5 images/sec |
| 17 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 30.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 4091 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4790 |
| 26693 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 41259 |
| 57.7 GOps/sec | Integer math | 91.3 GOps/sec |
| 73.2 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 131.7 GOps/sec |
| 354M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 574M Primes/sec |
| 40.9M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 61.8M Strings/sec |
| 15.6 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 24.8 GBytes/sec |
| 334.9 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 532.1 MBytes/sec |
| 3603 Frames/sec | Physics | 4316 Frames/sec |
| 14.6B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 24.2B Matrices/sec |
| 198.23 | Blender CPU | 403.83 |
| 26.5 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 30.3 PPW |
| 483 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 378 PPW |
| 889.8 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 736.8 PPW |
| 6.61 PPW | Blender / Watt | 7.21 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 8 | P-Cores | 12 |
| 8 | P-Threads | 12 |
| 3.5 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 4.05 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 4 | E-Cores | 4 |
| 4 | E-Threads | 4 |
| 2.4 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 2.75 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 12 | Total Cores | 16 |
| 12 | Total Threads | 16 |
| — | Multiplier | 40x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| 32MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 32MB (shared) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) | Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) |
| 1398 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1380 MHz |
| 2432 | Shading Units | 5120 |
| 152 | TMUs | 320 |
| 76 | ROPs | 160 |
| 304 | Execution Units | 640 |
| 6.8 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 14.1 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - LPDDR5-6400 |
| 32 GB | Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| 4 | Memory Channels | 32 |
| 204.8 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Apple | Vendor | Apple |
| January 17, 2023 | Released | October 30, 2023 |
| Laptop | Type | Laptop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | ARMv8 |
| Apple M2 | Codename | Apple M3 |
| — | Model number | — |
| Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) | Integrated GPU | Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 40 billions | Transistors | 92 billions |
| 5 nm | Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| 30 W | TDP (PL1) | 56 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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