- Brand: Apple
- Architecture: ARMv8
- Codename: Apple M3
- Form Factor: Laptop use
- Announced: October, 30, 2023
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
Benchmark Tests
Performance comparison across tasks for Apple M3 Max
Benchmarks
CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer Math | 91.5 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 131.9 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 575 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 62 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 24.9 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 533.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 4284 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 239 M matrices/s |
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
| File Compression | 2190 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 198.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 557.3 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 648.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 309.1 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 68.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 183.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 30.6 MP/sec |
Blender
Real-world 3D modeling test
Performance/Watt
Points per watt of PL1 TDP
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W |
378 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W |
736.2 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W |
30.1 PPW |
| Blender / W |
7.21 PPW |
Tech Specs
Specs & test comparison
| Manufacturer |
Apple |
| Announced |
October, 30, 2023 |
| Type |
Laptop use |
| Architecture |
ARMv8 |
| Codename |
Apple M3 |
| Integrated GPU |
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core) |
| Cores |
12 |
| Threads |
12 |
| Frequency |
4.05 GHz |
| Cores | 4 |
| Threads | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.75 GHz |
| Cores count | 16 |
| Threads count | 16 |
| Multiplier | 40x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 32 KB/core |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
| Transistor count |
92 billion |
| Process tech. |
3 nm |
| Power (TDP) |
56 W |
| Socket |
Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. |
100 °C |
| Memory Type |
LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size |
128 GB |
| Channels |
8 |
| ECC support |
No |
| Max memory bandwidth |
409.6 GB |
3.1 out 5 Points (11 Votes)