Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Benchmark, Test and specs

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The Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) is a 10 core processor. It can process 10 threads concurrently and is based on the 1. gen of the Apple M series series. The processor was released in Q3/2021. The Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) scores 1,783 points with one CPU core in the Geekbench 5 benchmark. When using all CPU cores, the result is 12,693 points.
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)

At a glance

Name: Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
Family: Apple M series (32)
CPU group: Apple M1 (9)
Architecture: M1
Technology: 5 nm
Segment: Notebook
Generation: 1
Predecessor: --
Successor: Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The 10 CPU cores of the Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) clock with 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz). The number of CPU cores and the clock frequency of the processor are largely responsible for the overall performance.

CPU Cores / Threads: 10 / 10
Core architecture: hybrid (big.LITTLE)
A-Core: 8x Firestorm
B-Core: 2x Icestorm
Hyperthreading / SMT: No
Overclocking: No
A-Core Frequency: 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz)
B-Core Frequency: 0.60 GHz (2.06 GHz)

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AI hardware: Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications: 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU: --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

With the Apple M1 Max (32 Core), the Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) has an build in graphic solution. It has 512 SM processors, which have a total of 4096 texture shaders. The iGPU not only enables games, but also significantly accelerates video playback.

GPU name: Apple M1 Max (32 Core)
GPU frequency: 0.39 GHz
GPU (Turbo): 1.30 GHz
Compute units: 512
Shader: 4096
Hardware Raytracing: No
Release date: Q3/2021
Max. displays: 5
Generation: 1
Direct X: --
Technology: 5 nm
Max. GPU Memory: 32 GB
Frame Generation: No

Hardware codec support

Processors that have an integrated graphics can play videos faster and more efficiently. This can have a positive effect on the battery life of notebooks, for example.

h265 / HEVC (8 bit): Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit): Decode / Encode
h264: Decode / Encode
VP8: Decode
VP9: Decode / Encode
AV1: No
AVC: Decode
VC-1: Decode
JPEG: Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) supports up to 64 GB memory in up to 4 (Quad Channel) memory channels. This results in a maximum memory bandwidth of 409.6 GB/s.

Memory type: Memory bandwidth:
LPDDR5-6400
409.6 GB/s
Max. Memory: 64 GB
Memory channels: 4 (Quad Channel)
ECC: No
PCIe: 4.0
PCIe Bandwidth: --

Thermal Management

With the TDP, the processor manufacturer specifies the cooling solution required for the processor. The Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) has a TDP of 45 W.

TDP (PL1 / PBP): 45 W
TDP (PL2): --
TDP up: --
TDP down: --
Tjunction max.: --

Technical details

The Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) has a 28.00 MB large cache. The processor is manufactured in 5 nm. Modern production increases the efficiency of the processor.

Technology: 5 nm
Chip design: Monolithic
Socket: --
L2-Cache: 28.00 MB
L3-Cache: --
AES-NI: Yes
Operating systems: macOS
Virtualization: Apple Virtualization Framework
Instruction set (ISA): Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions: Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
Release date: Q3/2021
Release price: --
Part Number: APL 1104
Documents: --

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Benchmark results

Verified Benchmark results
The benchmark results for the Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) have been carefully checked by us. We only publish benchmark results that have been created by us or that have been submitted by a visitor and then checked by a team member. All results are based on and fullfill our benchmark guidelines.

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Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
113
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
113
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
113
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
112
Intel Core i7-13620H Intel Core i7-13620H
10C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
112
Intel Core i7-13850HX Intel Core i7-13850HX
20C 28T @ 5.30 GHz
112
Apple M1 (7-GPU) Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
112

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
Intel Core i5-13500H Intel Core i5-13500H
12C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
818
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
802
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
802
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
796
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
796
AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
785
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
8C 16T @ 5.00 GHz
785

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i9-11900H Intel Core i9-11900H
8C 16T @ 4.90 GHz
1540
Intel Xeon W-11855M Intel Xeon W-11855M
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
1540
Intel Core i7-1185G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C 8T @ 4.80 GHz
1538
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
1534
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1534
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1534
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
1534

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition AMD Ryzen 7 5800HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
12788
AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS AMD Ryzen 7 6800HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12721
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12545
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12402
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12402
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12390
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12390

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a partial load benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. In the single-core test, only the fastest CPU core is measured. The test run simulates the performance in practice.
AMD Ryzen 5 7540U AMD Ryzen 5 7540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2402
AMD Ryzen 5 7545U AMD Ryzen 5 7545U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2402
AMD Ryzen 5 8540U AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
6C 12T @ 4.90 GHz
2402
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
2397
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2397
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
2397
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
2397

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

The practical Geekbench 6 multi-core benchmark tests the system's performance under partial load. The processor's maximum power consumption is far from being used up.
AMD Ryzen 9 7940H AMD Ryzen 9 7940H
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
12447
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12439
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12439
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12407
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12407

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
Intel Core i7-12850HX Intel Core i7-12850HX
16C 24T @ 4.80 GHz
1788
Intel Core i7-12800H Intel Core i7-12800H
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1784
Intel Core i7-12800HL Intel Core i7-12800HL
14C 20T @ 4.80 GHz
1784
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
1783
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
1783
Intel Core i7-12650HX Intel Core i7-12650HX
14C 20T @ 4.70 GHz
1781
Intel Core i7-12650H Intel Core i7-12650H
10C 16T @ 4.70 GHz
1780

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M3 Pro (11-CPU 14-GPU)
11C 11T @ 3.80 GHz
13255
Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
16C 22T @ 4.40 GHz
13192
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12744
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12693
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
12693
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
12662
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
12662

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) Apple M2 Max (38-GPU)
Apple M2 Max (38 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
13490
Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
Apple M2 Max (30 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
10650
Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU)
Apple M3 Max (30 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
10650
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
Apple M1 Max (32 Core) @ 1.30 GHz
10600
Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
Apple M4 Pro (20 Core) @ 1.68 GHz
8520
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
Apple M1 Max (24 Core) @ 1.30 GHz
7830
Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU)
Apple M4 Pro (16 Core) @ 1.68 GHz
6816

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
Intel Core i9-12900HK Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
260
Intel Core i9-12900H Intel Core i9-12900H
14C 20T @ 3.80 GHz
251
Intel Core i7-1280P Intel Core i7-1280P
14C 20T @ 3.00 GHz
206
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
192
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
192
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
192
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
192

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360
8C 16T @ 2.00 GHz
22510
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz
22371
Apple M4 Apple M4
9C 9T @ 0.91 GHz
22270
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
22255
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 3.20 GHz
22255
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS Creator Edition
8C 16T @ 4.20 GHz
22105
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS
8C 16T @ 4.00 GHz
22014

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
9,120 CB R23 MC @ 32 W
285
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
12,390 CB R23 MC @ 45 W
275
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 16-GPU)
12,390 CB R23 MC @ 45 W
275
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
12,402 CB R23 MC @ 45 W
275
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
12,402 CB R23 MC @ 45 W
275
Intel Core Ultra 9 288V Intel Core Ultra 9 288V
9,300 CB R23 MC @ 34 W
274
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
9,569 CB R23 MC @ 35 W
273

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
Intel Core Ultra 7 265U Intel Core Ultra 7 265U
12C 14T @ 2.10 GHz
13
Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX
24C 24T @ 2.70 GHz
13
Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX Intel Core Ultra 9 285HX
24C 24T @ 2.80 GHz
13
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C 10T @ 0.60 GHz
11
Apple M1 (7-GPU) Apple M1 (7-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.60 GHz
11
Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU) Apple M1 Pro (10-CPU 14-GPU)
10C 10T @ 0.60 GHz
11
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
10C 10T @ 0.60 GHz
11

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