M3 Max breaks records in its first tests

First landmarks Chip M3 Max that Apple unveiled on October 30th produce very interesting results, especially when compared to one of Apple’s most powerful processors to date: the M2 Ultra chip. A test conducted via Geekbench on a Mac with the company’s aforementioned new SoC revealed some the results are virtually identical to the model included with the Mac Pro.

According to the results shared by Luke Miani on X (Twitter), The M3 Max chip scored 21,231 in multi-core mode in the 16-inch MacBook Pro. On the other hand, the M2 Ultra has a multi-core score of 20,950 in a test run on a Mac Pro and 21,231 in the same test on a Mac Studio. That is, based on these tests, Apple’s new SoC is equal to or even more powerful than the M2 Ultra.

However, we must keep in mind that the criteria they don’t always offer the same assessment. In fact, the results depend on many factors. For example, a test may give different scores depending on cache or RAM consumption. Either way, this M3 Max chip test shows that the processor has set a new record, making the MacBook Pro Apple’s most powerful Mac to date.

M3 Max chip: Just as powerful in a cheaper Mac

The new Apple M3 Max chip is a processor built on 3nm architecture and includes a 16-core processor divided into 12 performance cores and another four efficiency cores. He also has GPU up to 40 coresas well as with unified memory up to 128 GB.

Currently the M3 Max chip It is available on 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros. A model with a more powerful processor configuration is priced at 6049 euros. On the other hand, the Mac Studio in its highest configuration costs around 7,838 euros.

The stock M3 chip was also seen in the first test with a multi-core score of 11,700, as well as 3,000 points in single-core tests. This shows that the processor It is 20% more powerful than its predecessor., M2 chip. With this juice, you can get a score of 9700 and 2600 in multi-core and single-core respectively.