Apple M3 Max

Cores: 16
TDP: 56 W
Transistor size: 3 nm

M3 Max - laptop processor produced by Apple for socket Apple M-Socket that has 16 cores and 16 threads. The base clock frequency of the CPU is 4050 MHz. Please note that this chip has integrated graphics Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core).

Review

Single-Core Performance

91

Multi-Core Performance

72

Power Efficiency

79

Integrated Graphics

99

NanoReview Final Score

83

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Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors

Cinebench 2024 (Single)

142

Cinebench 2024 (Multi)

1698

Cinebench 2026 (Multi)

5133

Cinebench Scores - 51st 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)

3227

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

21167

File compression	2190 MB/sec
Clang compilation	198.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser	557.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	648.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	309.1 pages/sec
Background blur	68.9 images/sec
Photo processing	183.5 images/sec
Ray tracing	30.6 Mpixels/sec

Sources: GeekBench [1] – 678 samples

PassMark

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

Passmark CPU (Single-Core)

4780

Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)

41211

Integer math	91.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math	131.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers	573M Primes/sec
Random string sorting	61.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption	24.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression	530.4 MBytes/sec
Physics	4332 Frames/sec
Extended instructions	24.2B Matrices/sec

Sources: PassMark [3] – 409 samples

Blender

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

Blender CPU

403.83

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP

Cinebench 2024 / Watt	30.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	378 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	735.9 PPW
Blender / Watt	7.21 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
📘 2024-09-27 (JayZeppelin)	Cinebench 2024	142 / 1698
📘 2024-04-27 (Guest #1)	Cinebench 2024	141 / 1459

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General

Vendor	Apple
Released	October 30, 2023
Type	Laptop
Instruction Set	ARMv8
Codename	Apple M3
Integrated GPU	Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core)
Successor	- Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores	12
P-Threads	12
Base Frequency (P)	4.05 GHz

Efficient Cores
E-Cores	4
E-Threads	4
Base Frequency (E)	2.75 GHz

Total
Total Cores	16
Total Threads	16
Multiplier	40x
L1 Cache	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier	No

Package

Transistors	92 billions
Fabrication Process	3 nm
TDP (PL1)	56 W
Socket	Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature	100°C

Laptop processors ranking - 15th place

iGPU

Integrated Graphics	Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core)
GPU Base Clock	500 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	1380 MHz
Shading Units	5120
TMUs	320
ROPs	160
Execution Units	640
TGP	60 W

iGPU FLOPS

14.1 TFLOPS

See also: Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) – integrated graphics of this CPU

Memory Support

Memory Types	- LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size	128 GB
Memory Channels	32
Max. Memory Bandwidth	409.6 GB/s
ECC Support	No

Misc

PCI Express Version

4.0

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