Apple M3 Max 16-Core: specs and benchmarks
Aggregated performance score
It provides poor benchmark performance at 21.93% of a leader's which is Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX.
Summary
Apple started M3 Max 16-Core sales 30 October 2023. This is notebook processor primarily aimed at office systems. It has 16 cores and 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core 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.
General info
Apple M3 Max 16-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and pricing.
| Place in performance ranking | 214 | |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | |
| Market segment | Laptop | |
| Series | Apple M3 | |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Technical specs
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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | of 4.7 (FX-9590) |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | of 6.2 (Core i9-14900KS) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | of 9900000 (Ryzen 5 7645HX) |
| 64 bit support | + | |
| Unlocked multiplier | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Max 16-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 400 (Xeon Platinum 9282) |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of a GPU integrated into Apple M3 Max 16-Core.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU |
Benchmark performance
Single-core and multi-core benchmark results of Apple M3 Max 16-Core. Overall benchmark performance is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
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