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.

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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:
302nd fastest in multithreading out of 5444 CPUs
11th fastest in single threading out of 5444 CPUs
24th fastest in out of 1513 Laptop CPUs

Last Price Change: NA

Average CPU Mark rating

Multithread Rating

41257

Single Thread Rating

4794

Samples: 366*
*Margin for error: Low

CPU Test Suite Average Results for Apple M3 Max 16 Core

Integer Math	91,393 MOps/Sec
Floating Point Math	131,776 MOps/Sec
Find Prime Numbers	575 Million Primes/Sec
Random String Sorting	61,865 Thousand Strings/Sec
Data Encryption	24,837 MBytes/Sec
Data Compression	532,278 KBytes/Sec
Physics	4,295 Frames/Sec
Extended Instructions	24,065 Million Matrices/Sec
Single Thread	4,794 MOps/Sec

From submitted results to PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.

CPU Mark Distribution for Apple M3 Max 16 Core

Submitted Baseline Distribution Graph as of 11th of November 2025

From submitted results since PerformanceTest V10 as of 11th of November 2025.
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; Space Black	$3681.81 (www.amazon.com)
	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	$3199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple MacBook Pro 16.2" with M3 Max Chip (Late 2023) - Space Black, 14-Core / 30-Core, 96GB, 2TB SSD	$4199.00 (www.amazon.com)
	Apple 2023 MacBook Pro Laptop M3 Max chip with 14‑core CPU, 30‑core GPU: Built for Apple Intelligence, 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR Display, 36GB Unified Memory, 1TB SSD Storage; Silver	$3002.33 (www.amazon.com)
	(CTO) Apple MacBook Pro 16-in - M3 Max 16C CPU - 40C GPU, 64GB, 4TB - (Fall 23) Z1AF001AH - Space Black	$5068.00 (www.amazon.com)

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CPU Mark Relative to Top 10 Common Laptop CPUs
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Max 16 Core		41,257
Intel Core i7-12700H		25,391
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		22,152
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		20,703
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		19,871
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		18,106
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		16,560
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		15,651
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		14,146
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		10,619
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		9,417

CPU Value (CPU Mark / $Price )
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better value
Processor	CPU Mark / $Price
Intel Core i7-12700H		55.56
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		50.31
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		30.48
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		11.06
Apple M3 Max 16 Core		NA
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		NA
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		NA
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		NA
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		NA
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		NA

Single Thread Rating
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average Thread Rating
Apple M3 Max 16 Core		4,794
Apple M2 8 Core 3500 MHz		3,892
Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz		3,834
Apple M1 8 Core 3200 MHz		3,678
Intel Core i7-12700H		3,517
Intel Core i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz		3,033
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H		3,012
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H		2,896
Intel Core i5-1135G7 @ 2.40GHz		2,622
AMD Ryzen 7 4800H		2,592
Intel Core i7-9750H @ 2.60GHz		2,395

Last 5 Baselines for Apple M3 Max 16 Core
Most recent listed first
Baseline	CPU Mark
BL5106065 - Nov 02 2025		41570
BL5105931 - Oct 31 2025		40351
BL5105646 - Oct 27 2025		42373
BL5105409 - Oct 24 2025		41503
BL5105174 - Oct 20 2025		42272

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

Popular comparisons for Apple M3 Max 16 Core
As of 11th of November 2025 - Higher results represent better performance
Processor	Average CPU Mark
Apple M3 Max 16 Core		41,257
Intel Core i9-14900HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		44,774 (+8.5%)
Intel Core i7-14700HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		37,177 (-9.9%)
Apple M3 Max 14 Core vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		36,521 (-11.5%)
Intel Core i9-13980HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		46,102 (+11.7%)
Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		43,956 (+6.5%)
Intel Core i9-13900HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		42,535 (+3.1%)
Intel Core i9-13950HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		41,156 (-0.2%)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		35,168 (-14.8%)
Intel Core i7-14650HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		34,540 (-16.3%)
Intel Core i7-13700HX vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		32,251 (-21.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 9 185H vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		29,363 (-28.8%)
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H vs Apple M3 Max 16 Core		25,926 (-37.2%)

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