Apple’s highly anticipated release of the M3 series chips for the new generation MacBook Pro and 24-inch iMac has sparked comparisons to competitor Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip. Benchmark scores for the M3 chip have started appearing in the Geekbench 6 database, showcasing its impressive performance. The Apple M3 8-CPU chip, identified as “Mac15,3,” boasts a clock speed of 4,051MHz, a top single-core score of around 3,095, and a top multi-core score of 11,724. These scores demonstrate a 19% improvement in single-core performance compared to the 8-core M2 and a 33% improvement compared to the M1. In terms of multi-core, the M3 outperforms the M2 by 21% and the M1 by 41%. These numbers align with the figures presented at Apple’s press conference.
The M3 Max, featured in the 16-inch MacBook Pro identified as “Mac15,9,” impresses with a clock speed of 4,048MHz, a top single-core score of 3,227, and a top multi-core score of 21,250. This means the single-core performance is 17% higher than the 12-core M2 Max and 34% higher than the 10-core M1 Max. In terms of multi-core, the M3 Max surpasses the M2 Max by 47% and the M1 Max by 74%, showcasing impressive capabilities. In comparison to the 24-core M2 Ultra chip used in Mac Studio, the M3 Max demonstrates comparable multi-core performance with only a 0.3% difference, while its single-core score is 15% higher. This positions the M3 Max as an exceptional alternative to the powerful M2 Ultra chip, transforming the 16-inch MacBook Pro into a portable version of the Mac Studio.
While Apple Silicon’s performance and power efficiency have consistently outperformed x86 architecture CPUs, the upcoming release of Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Elite chip poses a potential challenge. Though the Snapdragon X Elite scores 5% and 47% higher than the M3 in single-core and multi-core performance respectively, it is important to note that the Snapdragon X Elite has yet to be officially launched. Its performance will likely be evaluated in conjunction with the Windows for ARM operating system.
Overall, the benchmarks and comparisons indicate the impressive strength of the Apple M3 series chips, positioning them as formidable contenders in the market. As competition continues to unfold, it remains to be seen how these chips will perform in real-world applications.
As Apple released the M3 series chips, the new generation MacBook Pro and the new 24-inch iMac early on Tuesday morning, the benchmark scores for this chip started appearing in the Geekbench 6 database, letting everyone know about the strength this chip. However, at the same time, some people took the opportunity to compare it with the Snapdragon X Elite released by Qualcomm earlier.
According to Geekbench Browser records, the Apple M3 8-CPU chip labeled “Mac15,3” has a clock speed of 4,051MHz, a top single-core score of around 3,095, and a top multi-core score of 11,724. In terms of single core, it is about 19% higher than the 8-core M2, and about 33% higher than the M1. In terms of multi-core, it is about 21% higher than M2 and about 41% higher than M1. The numbers are similar to those announced at Apple’s press conference.
M3M2M1 single core 3,0952,6002,330 multi-core 11,7249,7008,320(M3 is the highest score, M2 and M1 are the average scores)
The performance of M3 Max is on par with M2 Ultra
As for the 16-inch MacBook Pro with the identification code “Mac15,9”, the 16 core CPU M3 Max has a clock speed of 4,048MHz, the fastest single-core score is 3,227, and the fastest multi-core score is 21,250 . The single-core performance is about 17% higher than the 12-core M2 Max, and about 34% higher than the 10-core M1 Max; the multi-core performance is about 47% higher than the M2 Max, and about 74% higher than the M1 Max The figures are all published by Apple. Although they meet its each other, it seems to give people the feeling of overwhelming the opponent with the number of cores. But…
M3 Max(16)M2 Max(12)M1 Max(10)M2 Ultra(24)Single core 3,1902,7362,3772,768 Multi-core 21,25014,49712,18921,317(M3 Max is the highest score, M2 Max and M1 Max are the average scores)
The editorial department also used the 24-core M2 Ultra used in Mac Studio for comparison, It can be seen that the multi-core score is only lower by 0.3%, while the single-core score is 15% higher. that the performance of the M3 Max is actually the same as that of the M3 Max launched less than a year ago The superior M2 Ultra chip is on the same level, turning the 16-inch MacBook Pro with M3 Max into a notebook version from Mac Studio.
Snapdragon X Elite is drawing water before its release
The performance and power saving of Apple Silicon is better than some x86 architecture CPUs, which has been proven since M1. Qualcomm, Microsoft, NVIDIA and even AMD are all developing ARM architecture system chips (SoC), but Apple can outperform other manufacturers’ chips of the same architecture? Some people on the Internet compared the Linux running scores of the Snapdragon X Elite released at the Snapdragon Summit late last month with the Apple M3.
M3Snapdragon X Elite single core 3,0953,235 multi-core 11,72417,214M3 and Snapdragon X Elite both have the highest scores
What is surprising is that the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite scores are 5% and 47% higher than the M3 in single-core and multi-core respectively. Even if the opponent is the M3 Max , the same core has an advantage of 1.4%. . It can be seen that this chip will be a significant threat to Apple.
However, it should be noted that Snapdragon X Elite has not been officially launched yet, and in actual applications, Snapdragon X Elite will probably be used with the Windows for ARM operating system, and it is necessary to check the actual performance.
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