Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
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Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) vs Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU). Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q3/2021
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
Released
Q3/2021
Overall score
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Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)

What's the best choice Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) or Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 10 / 10 Cores. Power consumption of 30 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 10 / 10 Cores. Power consumption of 30 W. Released in Q3/2021.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    81 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    107 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    135 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    100 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    136 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    11 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    77 place
  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    105 left arrow score

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    108 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    136 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    7 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    102 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    140 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    19 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    251 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow Apple M series
  • CPU group
    Apple M1 left arrow Apple M1
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Mobile
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • CPU Cores / Threads
    10 / 10 left arrow 10 / 10
  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow hybrid (big.LITTLE)
  • A-Core
    8x Firestorm left arrow 8x Firestorm
  • B-Core
    2x Icestorm left arrow 2x Icestorm
  • Frequency
    3.20 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz
  • Turbo (1 Core)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Turbo (10 Cores)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Hyperthreading
    No left arrow No
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow No
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Apple M1 Max (32 Core) left arrow Apple M1 Pro (14 Core)
  • GPU frequency
    1.30 GHz left arrow 1.30 GHz
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    512 left arrow 224
  • Shader
    4096 left arrow 1792
  • Max. GPU Memory
    32 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow 3
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Release date
    Q3/2021 left arrow Q3/2021
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow Decode
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow Decode / Encode
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) and Apple M1 Max (32-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow LPDDR5-6400
  • Max. Memory
    64 GB left arrow 32 GB
  • Memory channels
    4 left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow No
  • PCIe
    4.0 left arrow 4.0
  • AES-NI
    Yes left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) and Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    30 W left arrow 30 W
  • TDP up
    60 W left arrow 40 W
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) and Apple M1 Max (32-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
  • L2-Cache
    28.00 MB left arrow 28.00 MB
  • Architecture
    M1 left arrow M1
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 5 nm
  • Virtualization
    None left arrow None
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow N/A
  • Release date
    Q3/2021 left arrow Q3/2021
  • Part Number
    APL 1104 left arrow APL 1103

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) and Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU).

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1562
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
1536
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
12402
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
12390
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1783
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
1768
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
12693
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
12574
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The performance of the iGPU - the internal GPU in games
10600
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
4580
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)

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