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Apple M2 Pro vs M2 Max

65 out of 100
Apple M2 Pro
VS
67 out of 100
Apple M2 Max
Apple M2 Pro
Apple M2 Max

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Pro against the 3.5 GHz M2 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

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
M2 Pro
76
M2 Max
77
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
M2 Pro
41
M2 Max
47
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
M2 Pro
77
M2 Max
74
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
M2 Pro
99
M2 Max
99
DeviceFacts Final Score
M2 Pro
65
M2 Max
67
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between Max and Pro
Advantages of Apple M2 Max
  • Supports up to 96 GB LPDDR5-6400 RAM
  • Around 204.8 GB/s (100%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More powerful Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) integrated graphics: 13.6 vs 6.8 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M2 Pro
vs
M2 Max

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
M2 Pro +2%
125
M2 Max
122
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M2 Pro
795
M2 Max +29%
1022
Cinebench Scores (#148th place)
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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)
M2 Pro
2666
M2 Max +1%
2695
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M2 Pro
14489
M2 Max +3%
14891
File compression 1630 MB/sec 1690 MB/sec
Clang compilation 125.3 Klines/sec 131.8 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 356.9 pages/sec 368.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 352.9 Mpixels/sec 382.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 266.9 pages/sec 272.7 pages/sec
Background blur 53.8 images/sec 54.1 images/sec
Photo processing 126.3 images/sec 149.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 17 Mpixels/sec 17 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 917 & 693 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M2 Pro
4089
M2 Max +1%
4136
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M2 Pro
26724
M2 Max
26843
Integer math 57.6 GOps/sec 57.7 GOps/sec
Floating point math 73.2 GOps/sec 73.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 354M Primes/sec 359M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 40.9M Strings/sec 41.1M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.6 GBytes/sec 15.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 334.8 MBytes/sec 335.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 3611 Frames/sec 3849 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.7B Matrices/sec 14.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 584 & 1034 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M2 Pro
198.23
M2 Max +28%
253.11

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 26.5 PPW 20.4 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 483 PPW 297.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 890.8 PPW 536.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.61 PPW 5.06 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 M2 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2025-04-23 (Roman)Cinebench 2024125 / 795
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Apple M2 Max
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max

General

Vendor Apple Apple
Released January 17, 2023 January 17, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 ARMv8
Codename Apple M2 Apple M2
Integrated GPU Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) Apple M2 Max GPU (38-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) 3.5 GHz 3.5 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 4
E-Threads 4 4
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz 2.4 GHz
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 12 12
Multiplier - 35x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 192K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 32MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 40 billions 67 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 30 W 50 W
Socket Apple M-Socket Apple M-Socket
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (74th and 69th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz 450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1398 MHz 1398 MHz
Shading Units 2432 4864
TMUs 152 304
ROPs 76 152
Execution Units 304 608
TGP 35 W 70 W
iGPU FLOPS
M2 Pro
6.8 TFLOPS
M2 Max +100%
13.6 TFLOPS
More info: Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) compared to Pro GPU (19-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - LPDDR5-6400
Max. Memory Size 32 GB 96 GB
Memory Channels 4 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 204.8 GB/s 409.6 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0

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Comments

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