Benchmarks of Apple’s new M3 Max chip just leaked, and the scores bode well for the 16-inch MacBook Pro.
The first benchmarks of Apple’s M3 Max processor just leaked, and it looks like it’s going to be one speedy chip. Found in the new 16-inch MacBook Pro, the M3 Max pushes the capabilities of Apple silicon to new heights — so much so that it can keep up with Intel’s best desktop processor, all the while consuming far less power.
The exciting results come from a Geekbench 6 test. The chip listed under Apple M3 Max scored 2,943 in single-core and 21,084 in multi-core tests, respectively. Those are numbers that used to be pretty unreachable for a thin and light laptop just a couple of years ago, but they’re comparable to Apple’s M2 Ultra found in the latest Mac Pro (21,182 multi-core) and Mac Studio (21.316 multi-core).
While the M3 Max is on par with the M2 Ultra, it beats its predecessor by a large margin. It’s around 45% faster than the M2 Max found in the last-gen 16-inch MacBook Pro, which scores 14,495 in the multi-core Geekbench test.
