Apple M1 Pro vs Apple M1 Max

58 out 100
Apple M1 Pro
VS
60 out 100
Apple M1 Max

Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Pro, vs Apple M1 Max. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M1 Pro and Apple M1 Max
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
1529
Apple M1 Max
1542
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
12108
Apple M1 Max
12411
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
106
Apple M1 Max
111
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
775
Apple M1 Max
789
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
3800
Apple M1 Max
3836
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
21899
Apple M1 Max
22139
Integer Math45.9 GOps/s46.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math64.3 GOps/s64.7 GOps/s
Prime Number Search273 M primes/s279 M primes/s
Random String Sort32.6 M strings/s32.9 M strings/s
Data Encryption12.2 GB/s12.3 GB/s
Data Compression273.4 MB/s275.4 MB/s
Physics2671 frames/s2817 frames/s
Extended Instructions122 M matrices/s124 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
2328
Apple M1 Max
2431
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 Pro
10305
Apple M1 Max
12673
File Compression1230 MB/s1450 MB/s
Clang Compilation82.4 KLines/s105.1 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser249.1 pages/s329.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering271.3 MP/sec317 MP/sec
Text Processing246.4 pages/s249.6 pages/s
Background Blur36.9 frames/s42.2 frames/s
Photo Processing102.5 frames/s122.8 frames/s
Ray Tracing10.7 MP/sec14.9 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M1 Pro
186.87
Apple M1 Max
199.2

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 343.5 PPW 253.5 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 730 PPW 442.8 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 25.8 PPW 15.8 PPW
Blender / W 6.23 PPW 3.98 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced October, 18, 2021 October, 18, 2021
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 ARMv8
Codename Apple M1 Apple M1
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 8 8
Threads 8 8
Frequency 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores22
Threads22
Frequency2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
General
Cores count1010
Threads count1010
L1 cache192 KB/core192 KB/core
L2 cache24 KB/core24 KB/core
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 33.7 billion 57 billion
Process tech. 5 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 30 W 50 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 LPDDR5-6400
Max Size 32 GB 64 GB
Channels 4 8
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth 204.8 GB 409.6 GB

Results

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