Quick/Comparisons
91 | Single-Core Performance | 88 |
72 | Multi-Core Performance | 88 |
80 | Power Efficiency |
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99 | Integrated Graphics | 51 |
84 | QucikComparison Final Score | 84 |
| 16 | Cores | 24 |
| 56 W | TDP | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| 3 nm | Transistor size | 3 nm |
| 142 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 126 |
| 1698 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 2219 |
| 3227 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3198 |
| 21167 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21581 |
| 2190 MB/sec | File compression | 1660 MB/sec |
| 198.5 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 217.2 Klines/sec |
| 557.3 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 495.3 pages/sec |
| 648.9 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 584.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 309.1 pages/sec | Text processing | 342.8 pages/sec |
| 68.9 images/sec | Background blur | 84 images/sec |
| 183.5 images/sec | Photo processing | 160.2 images/sec |
| 30.6 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 46.4 Mpixels/sec |
| 4790 | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 5010 |
| 41259 | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 66082 |
| 91.3 GOps/sec | Integer math | 171.7 GOps/sec |
| 131.7 GOps/sec | Floating point math | 220.9 GOps/sec |
| 574M Primes/sec | Find prime numbers | 585M Primes/sec |
| 61.8M Strings/sec | Random string sorting | 93.2M Strings/sec |
| 24.8 GBytes/sec | Data encryption | 56.3 GBytes/sec |
| 532.1 MBytes/sec | Data compression | 766.8 MBytes/sec |
| 4316 Frames/sec | Physics | 3545 Frames/sec |
| 24.2B Matrices/sec | Extended instructions | 60.6B Matrices/sec |
| 403.83 | Blender CPU | — |
| 30.3 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 40.3 PPW |
| 378 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 392.4 PPW |
| 736.8 PPW | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 1201.5 PPW |
| 7.21 PPW | Blender / Watt | — |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 12 | P-Cores | 8 |
| 12 | P-Threads | 8 |
| 4.05 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 2.7 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| 4 | E-Cores | 16 |
| 4 | E-Threads | 16 |
| 2.75 GHz | Base Frequency (E) | 1.8 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 16 | Total Cores | 24 |
| 16 | Total Threads | 24 |
| 40x | Multiplier | 27x |
| 192K (per core) | L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| 32MB (shared) | L2 Cache | 3MB (per core) |
| No | Unlocked Multiplier | Yes |
| Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) | Integrated Graphics | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 1380 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 2000 MHz |
| 5120 | Shading Units | 512 |
| 320 | TMUs | 32 |
| 160 | ROPs | 16 |
| 640 | Execution Units | 64 |
| 14.1 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS |
| - LPDDR5-6400 | Memory Types | - DDR5-6400 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory Size | 256 GB |
| 32 | Memory Channels | 2 |
| 409.6 GB/s | Max. Memory Bandwidth | — |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Apple | Vendor | Intel |
| October 30, 2023 | Released | January 17, 2026 |
| Laptop | Type | Laptop |
| ARMv8 | Instruction Set | x86-64 |
| Apple M3 | Codename | Arrow Lake |
| — | Model number | 290HX |
| Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) | Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| 92 billions | Transistors | — |
| 3 nm | Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| 56 W | TDP (PL1) | 45-55 W (configurable) |
| Apple M-Socket | Socket | FCBGA-2114 |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 105°C |
