Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs

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CPU lineage

The Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) features 10 processor cores and has the capability to manage 10 threads concurrently. It was released in Q3/2021 and belongs to the 1 generation of the Apple M series series.
Name: Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
Family: Apple M series
Group: Apple M1
Segment: Mobile
Generation: 1

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) has 10 CPU cores and can calculate 10 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the A-Core is 3.2 GHz. The number of CPU cores greatly affects the speed of the processor and is an important performance indicator. Processors with hybrid (big.LITTLE) architecture strike a balance between performance and power efficiency, making them ideal for mobile devices.
CPU Cores: 10
Threads: 10
Cores A: 8x Firestorm
Cores B: 2x Icestorm
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Hyperthreading: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 3.2 GHz
B-Core Frequency: 2.06 GHz

Internal Graphics

The Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. Specifically, the Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) uses the Apple M1 Max (24 Core), which has 3072 texture shaders and 384 execution units. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
GPU name: Apple M1 Max (24 Core)
GPU frequency: 1.3 GHz
GPU (Turbo): --
Execution units: 384
Shaders: 3072
Max. GPU Memory: 32.0 GB
Max. displays: --
Generation: 1
Direct X: --
Technology: 5 nm
Release date: Q3/2021

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

AI hardware: Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications: 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The processor supports a maximum memory capacity of 64.0 GB distributed across 4 memory channels. It offers a peak memory bandwidth of 409.6 GB/s. Both the type and quantity of memory can have a substantial impact on the overall system performance.
Memory type: LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory: 64.0 GB
Memory channels: 4
Bandwidth: 409.6 GB/s
ECC: No
PCIe: pci
AES-NI: Yes

Thermal Management

The processor has a thermal design power (TDP) of 30 W watts. TDP indicates the cooling solution needed to effectively manage the processor's heat. It generally provides an approximate indication of the actual power consumption of the CPU itself.
TDP (PL1 / PBP): 30 W
TDP (PL2): None
TDP up: 60 W
TDP down: None
Tjunction max: --

Technical details

The Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) is manufactured using a 5 nm process. A smaller manufacturing process indicates a more contemporary and energy-efficient CPU. A substantial cache can significantly enhance the processor's performance, particularly in scenarios like gaming.
Technology: 5 nm
Chip design: Chiplet
Socket:
L2-Cache: 28.0 MB
L3-Cache: 0 bytes
Architecture: M1
Operating systems: macOS
Virtualization: Apple Virtualization Framework
Instruction set (ISA): ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions: Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date: Q3/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: APL 1104
Documents: Technical data sheet
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Benchmarks

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Intel Xeon Gold 6144
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
22306
22306
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
22255
22255
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
22255
22255
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
22255
22255
Intel Xeon W-2255
10C 20T @ 3.7 GHz
22217
22217

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i9-10920X
12C 24T @ 3.5 GHz
12703
12703
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12693
12693
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12693
12693
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12693
12693
Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 2.5 GHz
12662
12662

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i7-12700F
12C 20T @ 2.1 GHz
12448
12448
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12439
12439
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12439
12439
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12439
12439
Intel Core i9-12900TE
16C 24T @ 1.1 GHz
12411
12411

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Intel Core i5-12400F
6C 12T @ 2.5 GHz
12454
12454
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12402
12402
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12402
12402
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12402
12402
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
12390
12390

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
10600
10600
Sony Playstation 5
8C 16T @ 3.0 GHz
10300
10300
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
7830
7830
Apple M2 Pro (12-CPU 19-GPU)
12C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
6745
6745
Apple M2 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.5 GHz
5680
5680

V-Ray CPU-Render Benchmark

AMD Ryzen 5 5600
6C 12T @ 3.5 GHz
7740
7740
AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS
8C 16T @ 2.9 GHz
7706
7706
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
7565
7565
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.4 GHz
7460
7460
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 1700X
8C 16T @ 3.5 GHz
7432
7432

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
2397
2397
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
2397
2397
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
2397
2397
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
2397
2397
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
2397
2397

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 2.4 GHz
1784
1784
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
1783
1783
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
1783
1783
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
1783
1783
Intel Core i7-12650HX
14C 20T @ 2.0 GHz
1781
1781

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
1534
1534
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
1534
1534
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
1534
1534
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
1534
1534
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.2 GHz
1534
1534

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
192
192
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
192
192
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
192
192
Intel Core i7-10700KF
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
192
192
Intel Core i7-10700K
8C 16T @ 3.8 GHz
192
192

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
11
11
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
11
11
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.2 GHz
11
11
Apple A14 Bionic
6C 6T @ 3.0 GHz
11
11
Apple M1
8C 8T @ 3.2 GHz
11
11