Apple M2 Max

Cores: 12
TDP: 50 W
Transistor size: 5 nm

M2 Max - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 12 cores and 12 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 3500 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

77

Multi-Core Performance

47

Power Efficiency

75

Integrated Graphics

99

NanoReview Final Score

68

Compare Apple M2 Max with other CPUs

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

122

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1022

Cinebench Scores - 148th place

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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)

2695

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

14891

File compression	1690 MB/sec
Clang compilation	131.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	368.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	382.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	272.7 pages/sec
Background blur	54.1 images/sec
Photo processing	149.6 images/sec
Ray tracing	17 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 693 samples

PassMark

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

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4136

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

26843

Integer math	57.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math	73.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	359M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	41.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption	15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression	335.2 MBytes/sec
Physics	3849 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	14.7B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 1034 samples

Blender

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

Blender CPU

253.11

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	20.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	297.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	536.9 PPW
Blender / Watt	5.06 PPW

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

General

Vendor	Apple
Released	January 17, 2023
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv8
Codename	Apple M2
Integrated GPU	Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Successor	- Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	8
P-Threads	8
Base Frequency (P)	3.5 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	4
E-Threads	4
Base Frequency (E)	2.4 GHz

Total
Total Cores	12
Total Threads	12
Multiplier	35x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Transistors	67 billions
Fabrication Process	5 nm
TDP (PL1)	50 W
Socket	Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature	100°C

Laptop processors ranking - 64th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
GPU Base Clock	450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1398 MHz
Shading Units	4864
TMUs	304
ROPs	152
Execution Units	608
TGP	70 W

iGPU FLOPS

13.6 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

Memory Types	- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	96 GB
Memory Channels	4
Max. Memory Bandwidth	409.6 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

PCI Express Version

4.0

Competitors

1. Apple M2 Max vs Apple M4 (10-Core)

2. Apple M2 Max vs Apple M4 Pro (12-Core)

3. Apple M2 Max vs Apple M3 Pro

4. Apple M2 Max vs Apple M4 Max (16-Core)

5. Apple M2 Max vs Apple M3 Max

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