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Apple A17 Pro vs Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A17 Pro
94 %
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
16C / 16T · 4.06 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A17 Pro
34 %
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
16C / 16T · 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple A17 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
16C / 16T · 4.06 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple A17 Pro
26 %
6C / 6T · 3.78 GHz
16C / 16T · 3.60 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple A17 Pro
15 %
Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores)
Apple M3 Max (40 Core)
AI performance (NPU)
Apple A17 Pro
100 %
6C / 6T · 0.70 GHz
16C / 16T · 0.70 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries
25 entries
AnTuTu 9 Benchmark
90 entries
90 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple A17 Pro | Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple A series (27) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | Apple A17 Pro (1) | Apple M3 (6) |
| Architecture | Ibiza | M3 |
| Technology | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Smartphone / Tablet | Notebook |
| Socket | ||
| Predecessor | Apple A16 Bionic | Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) |
| Successor | Apple A18 Pro | Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple A17 Pro | Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 6 / 6 | 16 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 2x Ibiza P-Core 0.70 - 3.78 GHz |
12x Palma P-Core 0.70 - 4.06 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Ibiza E-Core 0.74 - 2.11 GHz |
4x Palma E-Core 0.74 - 2.75 GHz |
| L2-Cache | 20.00 MB | 36.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 24.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple A17 Pro | Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple A17 Pro (6 GPU Cores) | Apple M3 Max (40 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.40 GHz | 0.39 - 1.40 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 24 / 768 | 640 / 5120 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 1 | 5 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 6 GB | 128 GB |
| Technology | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2023 | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple A17 Pro | Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | Apple Neural Engine |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple A17 Pro | Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 1 | 4 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | |
| PCIe Bandwidth |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple A17 Pro | Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 11 W | 57 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple A17 Pro | Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✗ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | iOS | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | Armv8.6-A (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | |
| Release date | Q3/2023 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents |
User Reviews
Your rating
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