Apple M3 Max 14-Core: specs and benchmarks
Aggregate performance score
M3 Max 14-Core provides good benchmark performance at 23.01% of a leader's which is a 96-core EPYC 9655P.
Summary
Apple started M3 Max 14-Core sales 30 October 2023. This is notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 14 cores and 14 threads, and is based on 3 nm manufacturing technology, with a maximum frequency of 4056 MHz and a locked multiplier.
Compatibility-wise, this is processor with a TDP of 78 Watt.
Primary details
Apple M3 Max 14-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in the ranking | 223 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Apple M3 | |
| Power efficiency | 27.92 | of 100.00 (Core Ultra 7 164U) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic microprocessor parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters can generally indicate CPU performance, but to be more precise you have to review its test results.
| Physical cores | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 14 | |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | of 4.7 GHz (Ryzen 9 7900X) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | of 6.2 GHz (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | of 135,240 million (EPYC 9684X) |
| 64 bit support | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Max 14-Core compatibility with other computer components and devices: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | of 3100 ‑ 4500 (Ryzen 7 7435H) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Apple M3 Max 14-Core.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Apple M3 Max 14-Core. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
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Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
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