MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023) Difference
Single-Core Score 2396 2995 80.0%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Multi-Core Score 12383 20524 60.3%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Geekbench 6.0.0 Geekbench 6.2.1

System Information

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
Operating System macOS 13.2 (Build 22D49) macOS 14.1.1 (Build 23B2082)
Model MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) Mac15,9
Processor Apple M1 Max @ 3.20 GHz
1 Processor, 10 Cores
Apple M3 Max @ 3.83 GHz
1 Processor, 16 Cores
Processor ID Apple M1 Max Apple M3 Max
Processor Codename
Processor Package
L1 Instruction Cache 128 KB x 1 128 KB x 1
L1 Data Cache 64.0 KB x 1 64.0 KB x 1
L2 Cache 4.00 MB x 1 4.00 MB x 1
L3 Cache
Motherboard MacBookPro18,2 Mac15,9
Northbridge
Southbridge
BIOS
Memory 64.00 GB 64.00 GB

Single-Core Performance

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023) Difference
Single-Core Score 2396 2995 80.0%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
File Compression 2378 2877 82.7%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Navigation 2440 2716 89.8%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
HTML5 Browser 2467 3109 79.4%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
PDF Renderer 2275 2923 77.8%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Photo Library 2160 2725 79.3%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Clang 2918 3644 80.1%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Text Processing 2378 2841 83.7%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Asset Compression 2261 2792 81.0%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Object Detection 1892 2498 75.7%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Background Blur 2085 2774 75.2%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Horizon Detection 2757 3578 77.1%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Object Remover 2714 3689 73.6%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
HDR 2684 3405 78.8%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Photo Filter 2971 3804 78.1%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Ray Tracer 1933 2442 79.2%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Structure from Motion 2591 2990 86.7%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 

Multi-Core Performance

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023) Difference
Multi-Core Score 12383 20524 60.3%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
File Compression 10613 15712 67.5%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Navigation 14106 21022 67.1%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
HTML5 Browser 15201 26322 57.8%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
PDF Renderer 13674 27457 49.8%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Photo Library 15511 27099 57.2%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Clang 21280 38921 54.7%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Text Processing 3167 3712 85.3%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Asset Compression 15876 26785 59.3%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Object Detection 9712 14257 68.1%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Background Blur 8464 15894 53.3%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Horizon Detection 15564 28558 54.5%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Object Remover 10406 20196 51.5%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
HDR 16786 25532 65.7%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Photo Filter 12053 18691 64.5%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Ray Tracer 15165 30496 49.7%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)
 
Structure from Motion 16636 27105 61.4%
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
 
MacBook Pro M3 Max (16-inch, Nov 2023)