CPU Comparison

Apple M3 Max

14C / 14T

0.7 - 4.06 GHz

TDP: 50W

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Intel Core Ultra 9 285K

24C / 24T

3.7 - 5.7 GHz

TDP: 125W

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Benchmark Scores

C24

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

Apple M3 Max148

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K145

Difference: 2.1% (Apple M3 Max faster)

C24

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Apple M3 Max1,692

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K2,416

Difference: 42.8% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Apple M3 Max1,990

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K2,349

Difference: 18.0% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

C23

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Apple M3 Max24,066

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K42,036

Difference: 74.7% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Apple M3 Max3,227

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K3,219

Difference: 0.2% (Apple M3 Max faster)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Apple M3 Max21,167

Intel Core Ultra 9 285K22,759

Difference: 7.5% (Intel Core Ultra 9 285K faster)

Specifications

Cores

Threads

0.7 GHz

Base Frequency

3.7 GHz

4.06 GHz

Boost Frequency

5.7 GHz

50 W

TDP

125 W

AppleM-Socket

Socket

LGA 1851

Apple M3

Architecture

Arrow Lake (Lion Cove P + Skymont E)

3nm

Manufacturing

3nm (TSMC N3B)

2023

Release Year

2024

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Support

DDR5-6400

96GB

Max Memory

256GB

PCIe Version

PCIe 5.0

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