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Apple M3 Max (16-core) vs Apple M3 Pro (12-core)

WINNER
Apple M3 Max (16-core)
72.9Inno Score
VS
Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
62.7Inno Score
71.2Single-core70.5
71Multi-core52.2
93.3Efficiencyspec-based93.3
60Platformspec-based43.4
9 spec wins — Apple M3 Max (16-core)1 spec wins — Apple M3 Pro (12-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M3 Max (16-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 72.9 to 62.7, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+19) and single-core (+1). Apple M3 Pro (12-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 Max (16-core)

  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 52
  • 256% higher Max memory: 128 GB vs 36 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 6
  • 71% higher PassMark: 41,192 vs 24,069
  • 64% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 24,200 vs 14,800

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 Pro (12-core)

  • 50% higher Efficiency cores: 6 vs 4

General

General comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
Announced20232023
Process3 nm3 nm

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
Cores16+33%12
Performance cores12+100%6
Efficiency cores46+50%
Threads16+33%12
Boost clock4.1 GHz4.1 GHz

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
iGPUApple 40-core GPUApple 18-core GPU

Memory

Memory comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5-6400LPDDR5-6400
Max memory128 GB+256%36 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: Apple M3 Max (16-core) versus Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
SpecApple M3 Max (16-core)Apple M3 Pro (12-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)3,130+1%Top 13%3,100Top 14%
Geekbench 6 (multi)21,200+39%Top 9%15,300Top 23%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,950+1%Top 25%1,930Top 27%
Cinebench R23 (multi)24,200+64%Top 13%14,800Top 34%
PassMark41,192+71%Top 13%24,069Top 38%

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