The first benchmark results for Apple’s new M3 Max chip have shown up in the Geekbench 6 database, offering a look at the performance we can expect from the new Macs that are powered by the new high-end Apple chip.
The highest multi-core score for the M3 Max with a 16-core CPU is currently 21,084 as of writing. This means the M3 Max is as fast as the M2 Ultra chip, which has an average multi-core score of 21,182 in the Mac Pro tower and 21,316 in the Mac Studio.
The M3 Max is around 45% faster than the M2 Max chip, according to the figures found on the Geekbench website.
Geekbench 6 multi-core scores for CPU performance:
- M2 Ultra: 21,182 (Mac Pro, averaged)
- M3 Max: 21,084 (16-inch MacBook Pro, highest score listed so far)
- M2 Max: 14,495 (16-inch MacBook Pro, averaged)
- M1 Max: 12,185 (16-inch MacBook Pro, averaged)
- M3: 11,836 (14-inch MacBook Pro, highest score listed so far)
The M3 Max sports up to 92 billion transistors, boasting a 40-core GPU that is up to 50% faster than the M1 Max and offers support for up to 128GB of unified memory. A 16-core CPU features 12 performance cores and four efficiency cores, providing performance that’s up to 80% faster than M1 Max. The M3 Max also has two ProRes engines. The new chip is manufactured using TSMC’s new 3nm process.
The first Geekbench results for Apple’s new M3 chip also surfaced yesterday in the Geekbench 6 database, giving us a good idea of what kind of real-world performance we can expect from Apple’s base M3 chip.
The M3 chip shows single-core and multi-core scores of around 3,000 and 11,700, respectively, compared with the standard M2 chip, which has posted single-core and multi-core scores of around 2,600 and 9,700, respectively.
Apple’s new M3 Mac lineup is available for order now, with the M3 and M3 iMac and MacBook Pro models set to arrive to customers on Tuesday, November 7, while M3 Max MacBook Pro models will be delivered later in November.
