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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) vs Intel Processor N150
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Intel Processor N150
43 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Intel Processor N150
13 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Intel Processor N150
47 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
14C / 14T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Processor N150
12 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Intel Processor N150
36 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
14C / 14T · 3.60 GHz
Intel Processor N150
14 %
4C / 4T · 3.60 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M3 Max (30 Core)
Intel Graphics 32 EUs (Alder Lake)
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
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | Intel Processor N150 |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | Intel Processor N (9) |
| CPU group | Apple M3 (6) | Intel Processor N150/N250 (2) |
| Architecture | M3 | Twin Lake |
| Technology | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | BGA 1264 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | |
| Successor | Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | Intel Processor N150 |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 14 / 14 | 4 / 4 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 10x Palma P-Core 0.70 - 4.06 GHz |
4x Gracemont 3.60 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Palma E-Core 0.74 - 2.75 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | 4.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 6.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | Intel Processor N150 |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M3 Max (30 Core) | Intel Graphics 32 EUs (Alder Lake) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.40 GHz | 0.00 - 1.00 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 480 / 3840 | 32 / 256 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 5 | 3 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 96 GB | 16 GB |
| Technology | 3 nm | 10 nm |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q1/2020 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | Intel Processor N150 |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | Intel Processor N150 |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (307.2 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s) LPDDR5-4800 (38.4 GB/s) DDR4-3200 (25.6 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 96 GB | 16 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 1 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 3.0 x 9 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 8.9 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | Intel Processor N150 |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 50 W | 10 W |
| TDP (PL2) | 25 W | |
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 105 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | Intel Processor N150 |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2 |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q4/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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