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Apple M3 Max 16 Core

Benchmarks for the Apple M3 Max 16 Core can be found below. Release dates, price and performance comparisons are also listed when available. This is made using thousands of PerformanceTest benchmark results and is updated daily.

  • The first graph shows the relative performance of the CPU compared to the 10 other common (single) CPUs in terms of PassMark CPU Mark.
  • The 2nd graph shows the value for money, in terms of the CPUMark per dollar.
  • The pricing history data shows the price for a single Processor. For multiple Processors, multiply the price shown by the number of CPUs.

Apple M3 Max 16 Core

Description: 40 Core GPU

Class: Laptop

Socket:

Total Cores: 16 Cores, 16 Threads

Primary Cores: 12 Cores, 12 Threads, 4.0 GHz Base, NA Turbo

Secondary Cores: 4 Cores, 4 Threads, NA Base, NA Turbo

Typical TDP: 78 W

Other names: ARM Apple M3 Max 16 Core 0 MHz

CPU First Seen on Charts: Q4 2023

CPUmark/$Price: NA

Overall Rank:
365th fastest in multithreading out of 6045 CPUs
21st fastest in single threading out of 6045 CPUs
32nd fastest in out of 1652 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating
Multithread Rating
41195
Single Thread Rating
4780

Samples: 415*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Max 16 Core

Integer Math91,087 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math131,384 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers572 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting61,618 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption24,721 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression529,823 KBytes/Sec
Physics4,335 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions24,238 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread4,780 MOps/Sec
From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 9th of October 2026.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Max 16 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 7th of October 2026
From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 7th of October 2026.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 9th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 41,195
Intel Core i7-12700H
 24,932
Apple M4 10 Core
 23,567
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 20,446
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 19,561
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 17,802
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 16,338
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 15,648
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 14,119
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10,540
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 9,286
CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 9th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better value
Processor CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H
 54.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 49.52
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 30.05
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 10.98
Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 NA
Apple M4 10 Core
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 NA
Single Thread Rating
As of 9th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 4,780
Apple M4 10 Core
 4,491
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz
 3,881
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz
 3,672
Intel Core i7-12700H
 3,479
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz
 3,004
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
 2,985
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
 2,868
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz
 2,592
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
 2,578
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz
 2,381
Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Max 16 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline CPU Mark
BL5126861 - Oct 05 2026
43624
BL5126011 - Sep 20 2026
42783
BL5125925 - Sep 18 2026
30719
BL5125542 - Sep 11 2026
43237
BL5125435 - Sep 09 2026
40529
Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.
Popular comparisons for Apple M3 Max 16 Core
As of 9th of October 2026 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 41,195
Intel Core i9-14900HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 43,569 (+5.8%)
Intel Core i7-14700HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 36,370 (-11.7%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 33,348 (-19.0%)
Apple M3 Max 14 Core vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 36,228 (-12.1%)
Intel Core i9-13980HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 45,251 (+9.8%)
Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 43,904 (+6.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 41,393 (+0.5%)
Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 40,341 (-2.1%)
Intel Core i7-13850HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 35,999 (-12.6%)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 34,943 (-15.2%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 31,533 (-23.5%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core
 28,936 (-29.8%)