Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M1 Max
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M2 Pro, vs Apple M1 Max. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
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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
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 57.8 GOps/s | 46.4 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 73.4 GOps/s | 64.7 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 356 M primes/s | 279 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 41 M strings/s | 32.9 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 15.7 GB/s | 12.3 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 335.8 MB/s | 275.4 MB/s |
| Physics | 3605 frames/s | 2817 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 143 M matrices/s | 124 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1630 MB/s | 1450 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 125.3 KLines/s | 105.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 356.9 pages/s | 329.2 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 352.9 MP/sec | 317 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 266.9 pages/s | 249.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 53.8 frames/s | 42.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 126.3 frames/s | 122.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 17 MP/sec | 14.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 483 PPW | 253.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 888.3 PPW | 442.8 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 26.5 PPW | 15.8 PPW |
| Blender / W | 6.61 PPW | 3.98 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | Apple |
| Announced | January, 17, 2023 | October, 18, 2021 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Apple M2 | Apple M1 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.4 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 10 |
| Threads count | 12 | 10 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 32 KB/core | 24 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 40 billion | 57 billion |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 30 W | 50 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
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 |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | n/a |
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