Revealing the remarkable performance of Apple's newly launched M3 Max chip, comparable to M2 Ultra

Based on the displayed machine type identifier 'Mac15,9', the performance of the M3 Max chip seems to be conducted on the new generation machine.

The results reveal the highest multicore score of M3 Max with a 16-core CPU is 21,084. If these initial test results are accurate, it means that the M3 Max has multicore CPU performance on par with the M2 Ultra chip, averaging 21,182 multicore score when tested on the Mac Pro and 21,316 in.

According to the Geekbench website, the M3 Max in the new 16-inch MacBook Pro is approximately 45% faster than the M2 Max chip in the previous-generation 16-inch MacBook Pro, in line with Apple's claims.

Presenting the multicore performance scores of the M-series chips

• M2 Ultra: 21,182 (Mac Pro,)
• M3 Max: 21,084 (16-inch MacBook Pro, highest score listed to date)
• M2 Max: 14,495 (16-inch MacBook Pro, average)
• M1 Max: 12,185 (16-inch MacBook Pro, average)
• M3: 11,836 (14-inch MacBook Pro, highest score listed to date)

Manufactured on TSMC's 3nm process, the M3 Max features up to a 16-core CPU with 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores. It also has a GPU with up to 40 cores and can be configured with unified memory up to 128GB.

Notably, the first Geekbench 6 results for the standard M3 chip have also appeared early today, showing it to be up to 20% faster than the standard M2 chip.