M3 Max (16C40G) vs M1 (8C7G)

M3 Max (16C40G)
M1 (8C7G)
16 Cores
16 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
40-Core M3 Max
14.32 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
7-Core M1
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S 3,180
78%
GB6S 2,380
59%
GB6M 21,120
79%
GB6M 8,615
32%
CB23S 1,995
77%
CB23S 1,500
58%
CB23M 24,020
56%
CB23M 6,920
16%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
Architecture
Apple Silicon 10
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
Palma
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M3 Max
P-Core
Everest
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E-Core
Sawtooth
Codename
Tonga
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M1
P-Core
Firestorm
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E-Core
Icestorm
Market Segment
Laptop
Market Segment
Laptop
Release Date
10/30/2023
Release Date
11/10/2020
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3B
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Node
N5
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Die Size
503 mm²
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Die Size
120 mm²
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Transistor Count
92 Billion
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Transistor Count
16 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
16 Cores
12 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
16 Threads
12 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
P-Core
4.05GHz
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P-Core
3.2GHz
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E-Core
2.75GHz
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E-Core
2.06GHz
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Overclocking
Locked
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Overclocking
Locked
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Integrated Chipset
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Integrated Chipset
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Instruction
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L0 Data
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L0 Data
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L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Instruction
192KB/P-Core
6-way set associative
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128KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
L2
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32MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
L2
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12MB Shared
12-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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48MB SLC Cache
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8MB SLC Cache
Channels
4
Channels
2
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
16GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width/Channel
64Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
34.1GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
TDP
90W
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TDP
10W
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Temp
100°C Max
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
Included Cooler
Not Included
No PCIe
PCIe 4.0 x4 Lanes
40-Core M3 Max
5120 Shaders
1398MHz
14.32 TFLOPS FP32
7-Core M1
896 Shaders
1278MHz
2.29 TFLOPS FP32
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16 Cores
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16 Cores
18 TOPS FP16
11 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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