Apple M3 Max (14C30G) vs Apple M2 Max (12C30G) Full Specs

Summary

14 Cores(10P+4E) 14 Threads(10P+4E) 4.05GHz	12 Cores(8P+4E) 12 Threads(8P+4E) 3.69GHz
TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s LPDDR5	Bandwidth 409.6GB/s LPDDR5
iGPU 30-Core M3 Max	iGPU 30-Core M2 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.6 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

M3 Max (14C30G)3,182

x1.13

M2 Max (12C30G)2,825

x1

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Core Config

14 Cores 10P 4E	12 Cores 8P 4E
14 Threads 10P 4E	12 Threads 8P 4E

Clocks

Base Clock 4.05GHz	Base Clock 3.69GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 192KB P 128KB E	L1i 192KB P 128KB E
L1d 128KB P 64KB E	L1d 128KB P 64KB E
L2 32MB P shared 4MB E shared	L2 24MB P shared 4MB E shared
SLC Cache 48MB	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type LPDDR5	Type LPDDR5
Max Memory 96GB	Max Memory 64GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 3	Channels 4
Bus Width 384-bit	Bus Width 512-bit
Speed 6400MT/s	Speed 6400MT/s
Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth 409.6GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 307.2GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate6400MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 409.6GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 140W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp 100°C Max	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max

Expansion

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU 30-Core M3 Max	iGPU 30-Core M2 Max
Shaders 3840	Shaders 3840
Boost Clock 1.38GHz	Boost Clock 1.4GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 10.6 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 10.74 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model H15 Erebus	NPU Model H14 Selene
NPU Cores 16	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock 2.36GHz	NPU Clock 2.1GHz
Performance 18 TOPSFP16	Performance 15.8 TOPSFP16

Chip

Manufacturer Apple	Manufacturer Apple
ISA AArch64	ISA AArch64
Architecture Apple Silicon 13ARMv8.6-A	Architecture Apple Silicon 11ARMv8.5-A
Family M Series	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Palma-M M3 MaxVariant EverestP-Core Sawtooth E-Core	Codename Rhodes-1C M2 MaxVariant AvalancheP-Core BlizzardE-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Oct 30, 2023	Release Date Jan 17, 2023

Fabrication

Foundry TSMC	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node N3B	Fabrication Node N5P
Die Size 477mm²	Die Size 486mm²
Transistor Count 92 Billion	Transistor Count 67 Billion
Transistor Density 193 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density 138 MTr/mm²

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Used In

Laptops MacBook Pro 16(M3 Max, Late 2023)MacBook Pro 14(M3 Max, Late 2023)	Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M2 Max, Early 2023)MacBook Pro 16(M2 Max, Early 2023)
Desktops -	Desktops Mac Studio(M2 Max, Mid 2023)

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