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:
198th fastest in multithreading out of 4845 CPUs
3rd fastest in single threading out of 4845 CPUs
9th fastest in out of 1419 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

40778

Single Thread Rating

4779

Samples: 209*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Max 16 Core

Integer Math	91,307 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	131,609 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	574 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	61,604 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	24,792 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	530,087 KBytes/Sec
Physics	4,269 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	22,880 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,779 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 20th of September 2024.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Max 16 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 19th of September 2024

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 19th of September 2024.
For distribution graph only: Results are trimmed to exclude outliers by disregarding the bottom 1% and top 1% of submissions.

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	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Max chip with 16‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 48GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage; Silver	$3499.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Max chip with 14‑core CPU, 30‑core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage; Space Black	$2899.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Max Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 16-Core / 40-Core, 64GB, 2TB SSD	$4449.99 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with Liquid Retina XDR Display, M3 Max Chip with 14-Core CPU and 30-Core GPU, 96GB Memory, 2TB SSD, Space Black, Late 2023	$4489.82 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Max Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 14-Core / 30-Core, 96GB, 1TB SSD	$4119.82 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Max 16 Core		40,778
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		21,869
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		21,030
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		20,465
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,520
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,528
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,167
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		13,014
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		11,865
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,820
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,766

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		51.81
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		31.60
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.27
Apple M3 Max 16 Core		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		NA
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Max 16 Core		4,779
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,906
Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,806
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,692
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,076
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,045
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,683
Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz		2,657
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,615
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U		2,440
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,425

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Max 16 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5073629 - Sep 18 2024		42834
BL5073542 - Sep 17 2024		38586
BL5073428 - Sep 16 2024		42711
BL5073286 - Sep 14 2024		41373
BL5073242 - Sep 14 2024		42001

Additional baselines can be obtained using Windows version of PerformanceTest's Manage Baselines feature.

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 Max 16 Core
As of 20th of September 2024 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Max 16 Core		40,778
Apple M3 Max 14 Core vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		36,459 (-10.6%)
Intel Core i9-13900HK vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		31,569 (-22.6%)
Intel Core i9-13980HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		47,291 (+16.0%)
Intel Core i9-14900HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		45,863 (+12.5%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		44,282 (+8.6%)
Intel Core i7-14700HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		37,094 (-9.0%)
Intel Core i7-13650HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		31,394 (-23.0%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		36,697 (-10.0%)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		30,800 (-24.5%)
Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		43,760 (+7.3%)
Intel Core i7-13850HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		38,039 (-6.7%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		33,709 (-17.3%)

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