Apple M1 Max

Cores: 10
TDP: 50 W
Transistor size: 5 nm

M1 Max - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 10 cores and 10 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3200 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

Multi-Core Performance

Power Efficiency

Integrated Graphics

NanoReview Final Score

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Test in Benchmarks

Performance test of Apple M1 Max in benchmarks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

111

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

789

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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

2431

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

12673

File compression	1450 MB/sec
Clang compilation	105.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	329.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	317 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	249.6 pages/sec
Background blur	42.2 images/sec
Photo processing	122.8 images/sec
Ray tracing	14.9 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 447 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

3831

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

22162

Integer math	46.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math	64.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	278M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	32.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption	12.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression	274.4 MBytes/sec
Physics	2833 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	12.8B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 2398 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)

Blender CPU

199.2

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	15.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	253.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	443.2 PPW
Blender / Watt	3.98 PPW

These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users

Date	Benchmark	Result
📘 2025-07-04 (Daniel)	GeekBench	2459 / 13052

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Specifications

M1 Max technical specifications

General

Vendor	Apple
Released	October 18, 2021
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv8
Codename	Apple M1
Integrated GPU	Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Successor	- Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	8
P-Threads	8
Base Frequency (P)	3.2 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	2
E-Threads	2
Base Frequency (E)	2.1 GHz

Total
Total Cores	10
Total Threads	10
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Transistors	57 billions
Fabrication Process	5 nm
TDP (PL1)	50 W
Socket	Apple M-Socket

Laptop processors ranking - 95th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
GPU Base Clock	450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1296 MHz
Shading Units	4096
TMUs	256
ROPs	128
Execution Units	512

iGPU FLOPS

10.6 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

Memory Types	- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	64 GB
Memory Channels	4
Max. Memory Bandwidth	409.6 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

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Darkstar April 6, 2026 at 11:59 PM

The memory bandwith is just 400gbps on M1 Max. It was the first Apple M Silicon chip, which had 60 on base M1, 200 on M1 Pro and 400 on M1 Max with 800 on M1 Ultra as well

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Power Efficiency? March 1, 2022 at 11:00 PM

Ryzen 9 5950 has a TDP 3.5x that of the M1 Max. And yet the difference in score is 66 vs 100. Shouldn't the difference in efficiency score be more like 29 for Ryzen vs 100 for M1?

root March 5, 2022 at 11:37 PM

Hi. No, because it's not linear indicators.

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