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The Apple M3 Max takes the lead in gaming performance, thanks to its exceptional single-core performance and high iGPU score of 99. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF still delivers excellent single-core performance, but falls short in this use case.
In creative workloads, the Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF takes the lead, albeit narrowly, due to its slightly better multi-core performance. However, the Apple M3 Max still offers capable multi-core performance in this use case.
The Apple M3 Max excels in power efficiency, thanks to its high efficiency score of 80, making it the clear winner in this use case. The Intel Core Ultra 5 245KF still offers good efficiency, but falls behind the Apple M3 Max.
91 | Single-Core Performance | 85 |
72 | Multi-Core Performance | 64 |
80 | Power Efficiency | 71 |
99 | Integrated Graphics | — |
84 | QucikComparison Final Score | 75 |
| 16 | Cores | 14 |
| 56 W | TDP | 125 W |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 3 nm |
| 142 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 136 |
| 1698 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1560 |
| 3227 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 2941 |
| 21167 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 17602 |
| 2190 MB/sec | File compression | 1360 MB/sec |
| 198.5 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 144.1 Klines/sec |
| 557.3 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 396.9 pages/sec |
| 648.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 462.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 309.1 pages/sec | Text processing | 313.6 pages/sec |
| 68.9 images/sec | Background blur | 85.7 images/sec |
| 183.5 images/sec | Photo processing | 145.9 images/sec |
| 30.6 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 30.6 Mpixels/sec |
| 4790 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4731 |
| 41259 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 43231 |
| 91.3 GOps/sec | Integer math | 99.1 GOps/sec |
| 131.7 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 131.9 GOps/sec |
| 574M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 414M Primes/sec |
| 61.8M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 55.4M Strings/sec |
| 24.8 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 33.5 GBytes/sec |
| 532.1 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 460.9 MBytes/sec |
| 4316 Frames/sec | Physics | 3034 Frames/sec |
| 24.2B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 37.9B Matrices/sec |
| 403.83 | Blender CPU | 317.45 |
| 30.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.5 PPW |
| 378 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 140.8 PPW |
| 736.8 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 345.8 PPW |
| 7.21 PPW | Blender / Watt | 2.54 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 12 | P-Cores | 6 |
| 12 | P-Threads | 6 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 4.2 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 4 | E-Cores | 8 |
| 4 | E-Threads | 8 |
| 2.75 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 3.6 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 16 | Total Cores | 14 |
| 16 | Total Threads | 14 |
| 40x | Multiplier | 42x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 112K (per core) |
| 32MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
| Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) | Integrated Graphics | — |
| 1380 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | — |
| 5120 | Shading Units | — |
| 320 | TMUs | — |
| 160 | ROPs | — |
| 640 | Execution Units | — |
| 14.1 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | — |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory Size | 192 GB |
| 32 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 409.6 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | — |
| No | ECC Support | Yes |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| October 30, 2023 | Released | October 11, 2024 |
| Laptop | Type | Desktop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M3 | Codename | Arrow Lake |
| — | Model number | 245KF |
| Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) | Integrated GPU | No |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 92 billions | Transistors | 17.8 billions |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| 56 W | TDP (PL1) | 125 W |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | FCLGA-1851 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 105°C |
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