M3 Max (16C40G) vs Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
M3 Max (16C40G)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
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16 Cores
16 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
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8 Cores
8 Threads
3GHz Clock
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Socket
Unknown
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Socket
Unknown
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iGPU
40-Core M3 Max
14.32 TFLOPS FP32
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iGPU
Adreno 695
3.69 TFLOPS FP32
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GB6S 3,180
78%
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GB6S N/A
0%
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GB6M 21,120
79%
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GB6M N/A
0%
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CB23S 1,995
77%
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CB23S N/A
0%
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CB23M 24,020
56%
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CB23M N/A
0%
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Manufacturer
Apple
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Manufacturer
Qualcomm
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Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
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Architecture
Kryo 680
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Family
M Series
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Family
8c Series
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
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Codename
Palma
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M3 Max
P-Core
Everest
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E-Core
Sawtooth
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Codename
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Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3
P-Core
Cortex-X1
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E-Core
Cortex-A78
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Market Segment
Laptop
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Market Segment
Laptop
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Release Date
10/30/2023
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Release Date
12/22/2021
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Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
Samsung
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Node
N3B
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Node
5LPE
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Die Size
503 mm²
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Die Size
Unknown
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Transistor Count
92 Billion
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Unknown
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Unknown
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16 Cores
12 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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8 Cores
4 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
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16 Threads
12 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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8 Threads
4 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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P-Core
4.05GHz
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P-Core
3GHz
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E-Core
2.75GHz
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E-Core
2.4GHz
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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
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L1 Instruction
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L1 Data
128KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
2-way set associative
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L1 Data
64KB/P-Core
4-way set associative
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64KB/E-Core
4-way set associative
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L2
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32MB Shared
16-way set associative
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4MB Shared (E-Core)
16-way set associative
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L2
1024KB/P-Core
8-way set associative
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512KB/E-Core
8-way set associative
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L3
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4MB Shared
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16-way set associative
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48MB SLC Cache
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3MB SLC Cache
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Channels
4
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Channels
8
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Max Memory
128GB
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Max Memory
16GB
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ECC
Not Supported
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ECC
Not Supported
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Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
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Bus Width/Channel
16Bit
Bus Width
128Bit
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Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
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Clock
2133MHz
Transfer Rate
4266MT/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
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Bandwidth/Channel
8.5GB/s
Bandwidth
68.3GB/s
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TDP
90W
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TDP
Unknown
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Temp
100°C Max
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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Included Cooler
Not Included
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No PCIe
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No PCIe
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40-Core M3 Max
5120 Shaders
1398MHz
14.32 TFLOPS FP32
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Adreno 695
2048 Shaders
900MHz
3.69 TFLOPS FP32
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Hexagon
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16 Cores
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18 TOPS FP16
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29 TOPS
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ISP
Spectra (24 MP at 30fps single camera with MFNR/ZSL)
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No Cellular
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Modem
Qualcomm
X62
5G mmWave
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Speed
Up to 4400Mbps Download
Up to 1600Mbps Upload
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