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Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M1 Max gaming benchmark

Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M1 Max

Processor comparisons   22-10-2022
   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a CPU, you will be able to make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Apple M2 Pro vs Apple M1 Max and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications such as PassMark, Prime95, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, 3DMark, PCMark 10, Gears 5, RealBench, MATLAB, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Blender, WPrime, GeekBench 6, 5.2, AIDA64.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:
  • Valheim
  • Valorant
  • Overwatch
  • Borderlands 3
  • Death Stranding
  • Fortnite
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Apex Legends
  • Halo Infinite
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Fallout 76
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Last Man Standing

   After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 Max or Apple M2 Pro.


 
Apple M2 Pro
Apple M1 Max

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M2 Pro61% M1 Max60%
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M2 Pro is 1% better than M1 Max. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M2 Pro59% M1 Max57%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Forza Horizon 4, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Metro Exodus, Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite104.8101.3
Valorant119.1115.1
Cyberpunk 207766.764.5
Apex Legends111.9108.2
Call of Duty Warzone89.386.3
Overwatch96.593.2
Red Dead Redemption 282.279.4
DOOM Eternal59.557.6
Warzone92.989.8
Assassin's Creed100.096.7
Valheim98.895.5
The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
M2 Pro496% M1 Max332%
To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M2 Pro is more energy efficient than the M1 Max as it consumes less power: 14W vs. 18W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the CPU turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Apple M2 Pro Apple M1 Max
Cinbench 15 Single-core366313
Cinbench 15 Multi-core20781811
Cinbench 20 Single-core714617
Cinbench 20 Multi-core35553106
Cinbench 23 Single-core20632360
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1602312204

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Pro Apple M1 Max
Single-Core61115344
Multi-Core3948534572

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Pro Apple M1 Max
Single-Core20851793
Multi-Core1646713028

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

Apple M2 Pro Apple M1 Max
Announcement dateOctober 20, 2022October 07, 2021
TypeDesktop;LaptopLaptop;Desktop
SocketM2M1
Core name8x Avalanche and 4x Blizzard8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation21
Turbo Frequency
Frequency3.49 MHz3.2 MHz
Cores1210
Threads1210
Bus rate
Bit6464
Lithography4 nm5 nm
Transistors count42000 millions57000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)14 W18 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz
Max. Memory32 Gb64 Gb
Memory Frequency64006400
Memory bandwidth208 GByte/s409 GByte/s
L1 cache4MB4MB
L2 cache24MB24MB
L3 cache36MB48MB
OverclockingNoNo
Supports ECCNoNo
Part numberAPL1105
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M2 Pro is 8% better than M1 Max in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M2 Pro has 2 more core than M1 Max. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M2 Pro is better: 27
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Max is better: 5
   However, it should be understood that all the data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Apple M2 Pro and Apple M1 Max before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.
Apple M2 Pro - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
Apple M1 Max - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score


Apple M2 Pro Processor Comparisons
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Core i7-1270P
• Vs Core i3-12100
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Core i7-1260P
• Vs Core i5-12500T
• Vs Ryzen 7 Extreme Edition
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i5-1250P
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600X
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Core i3-12100F
• Vs Core i5-12500
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Core i7-1280P
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i5-1345U


Apple M1 Max Processor Comparisons
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Apple M1 Pro
• Vs Core i7-12700E
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Core i9-9980XE
• Vs Xeon W-3175X
• Vs Core i9-9990XE
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Core i9-9960X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Xeon Gold 6246R
• Vs Xeon W-3245
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Core i9-7980XE
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M1X
• Vs Apple M1
• Vs Apple M2 Max
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Core i7-1360P
• Vs Core i5-1350P
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i5-1345U
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