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Apple M1 Pro vs M1 Max

58 out of 100
Apple M1 Pro
VS
61 out of 100
Apple M1 Max
Apple M1 Pro
Apple M1 Max

We compared two 10-core laptop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Pro against the 3.2 GHz M1 Max. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
M1 Pro
68
M1 Max
70
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
M1 Pro
35
M1 Max
38
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
M1 Pro
72
M1 Max
69
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
M1 Pro
93
M1 Max
99
DeviceFacts Final Score
M1 Pro
58
M1 Max
61
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between Max and Pro
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
  • Supports up to 64 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Around 204.8 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More powerful Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) integrated graphics: 10.6 vs 5.3 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M1 Pro
vs
M1 Max

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
M1 Pro
109
M1 Max +2%
111
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M1 Pro +1%
796
M1 Max
789
Cinebench 2026 (Single) 444 -
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 3334 -
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
M1 Pro
2328
M1 Max +4%
2431
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M1 Pro
10305
M1 Max +23%
12673
File compression 1230 MB/sec 1450 MB/sec
Clang compilation 82.4 Klines/sec 105.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 249.1 pages/sec 329.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 271.3 Mpixels/sec 317 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 246.4 pages/sec 249.6 pages/sec
Background blur 36.9 images/sec 42.2 images/sec
Photo processing 102.5 images/sec 122.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 10.7 Mpixels/sec 14.9 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 593 & 447 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M1 Pro
3795
M1 Max +1%
3831
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M1 Pro
21934
M1 Max +1%
22162
Integer math 45.6 GOps/sec 46.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 64 GOps/sec 64.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 272M Primes/sec 278M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.5M Strings/sec 32.7M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.2 GBytes/sec 12.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 272.2 MBytes/sec 274.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 2696 Frames/sec 2833 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.6B Matrices/sec 12.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 2437 & 2398 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M1 Pro
186.87
M1 Max +7%
199.2

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.5 PPW 15.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 343.5 PPW 253.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 731.1 PPW 443.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.23 PPW 3.98 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M1 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Geekbench 6 CPU2450 / 12944
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Cinebench 2026444 / 3334
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-27 (bbffx)Cinebench 2024115 / 857
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-23 (anon121434)Cinebench 202499 / 682
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-19 (serhii)Cinebench 2024109 / 796
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Apple M1 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-04 (Daniel)Geekbench 6 CPU2459 / 13052
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M1 Pro and M1 Max

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released October 18, 2021 October 18, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 ARMv8
Codename Apple M1 Apple M1
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Successor - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 8
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 2 2
E-Threads 2 2
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
Total
Total Cores 10 10
Total Threads 10 10
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 24MB (shared) 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 33.7 billions 57 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 30 W 50 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Laptop processors ranking (124th and 95th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core) Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1296 MHz 1296 MHz
Shading Units 2048 4096
TMUs 128 256
ROPs 64 128
Execution Units 256 512
TGP 30 W -
iGPU FLOPS
M1 Pro
5.3 TFLOPS
M1 Max +100%
10.6 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) compared to Pro GPU (16-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 2 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M1 Max or M1 Pro?
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Khalid November 9, 2024 at 12:49 PM
There is an error in the release date, as both the M1 Pro and M1 Max were announced on the same day, which is October 18, 2021. Here it appears that the M1 Max was released on May 7, 2022, and this is an error It must be corrected
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Serhii November 11, 2024 at 12:23 PM
Really very grateful for your comment.
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