M5 Max (18C40G) vs M3 Max (16C40G)

M5 Max (18C40G)
M3 Max (16C40G)
18 Cores
18 Threads
4.61GHz Clock
16 Cores
16 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
Socket
Unknown
Socket
Unknown
iGPU
40-Core M5 Max
16.59 TFLOPS FP32
iGPU
40-Core M3 Max
14.13 TFLOPS FP32
GB6S 4,340
107%
GB6S 3,180
78%
GB6M 29,335
110%
GB6M 21,120
79%
CB23S N/A
0%
CB23S 1,995
77%
CB23M N/A
0%
CB23M 24,020
56%
Manufacturer
Apple
Manufacturer
Apple
Architecture
Apple Silicon 15
Architecture
Apple Silicon 13
Family
M Series
Family
M Series
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Instruction Set (ISA)
AArch64
Codename
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M5 Max
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AS15P
M-Core
AS15M
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Codename
Palma-C
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M3 Max
P-Core
Everest
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E-Core
Sawtooth
Market Segment
Desktop
Market Segment
Desktop
Release Date
3/3/2026
Release Date
10/30/2023
Foundry
TSMC
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Foundry
TSMC
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Node
N3P
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Node
N3B
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Die Size
Unknown
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Die Size
477 mm²
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Transistor Count
Unknown
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Transistor Count
92 Billion
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Unknown
Unknown
18 Cores
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12 M-Cores
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16 Cores
12 P-Cores
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4 E-Cores
18 Threads
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12 M-Cores
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16 Threads
12 P-Threads
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4 E-Threads
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4.61GHz
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P-Core
4.05GHz
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M-Core
4.38GHz
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E-Core
2.57GHz
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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/Core
6-way set associative
192KB/M-Core
6-way set associative
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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 Data
128KB/Core
4-way set associative
128KB/M-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
L2
1024KB/Core
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16MB Shared
16-way set associative
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16MB Shared (M-Core)
16-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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48MB SLC Cache
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48MB SLC Cache
Channels
4
Channels
4
Max Memory
128GB
Max Memory
128GB
ECC
Not Supported
ECC
Not Supported
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Bus Width/Channel
128Bit
Bus Width
512Bit
Clock
4800MHz
Transfer Rate
9600MT/s
Clock
3200MHz
Transfer Rate
6400MT/s
Bandwidth/Channel
153.6GB/s
Bandwidth
614.4GB/s
Bandwidth/Channel
102.4GB/s
Bandwidth
409.6GB/s
TDP
140W
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TDP
140W
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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
PCIe 4.0 x16 Lanes
PCIe 4.0 x16 Lanes
40-Core M5 Max
5120 Shaders
1620MHz
16.59 TFLOPS FP32
40-Core M3 Max
5120 Shaders
1380MHz
14.13 TFLOPS FP32
H17 Hyperion
H15 Erebus
2448.0MHz
16 Cores
2364.0MHz
16 Cores
38 TOPS INT8
18 TOPS FP16
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No Cellular
No Cellular
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