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Apple M2 Max 12 Core 3680 MHz

Technical specifications and documented benchmark results for this processor.

Last updated: 2026-10-20
8.1/ 10
Technical rating

Very good

Apple M2 Max 12 Core 3680 MHz is a Laptop processor with 12 cores and 12 threads. Its base clock is 3.7 GHz. It records a PassMark CPU Mark of 26843 and a single-thread rating of 4134.

CPU Mark26,843
1,055 samples
Single Thread4,134
Overall rank#700
of 6,054
Reference price—

Technical assessment

A summary based on specifications and results.

Very good
8.1Very good

Apple M2 Max 12 Core 3680 MHz is a Laptop processor with 12 cores and 12 threads. Its base clock is 3.7 GHz. It records a PassMark CPU Mark of 26843 and a single-thread rating of 4134.

Multi-axis comparison

How does this processor compare?

A direct comparison with nearby processors from the same brand and a similar core count.

5 CPU

Overall and multi-core performance

A higher CPU Mark indicates stronger overall performance.

01Apple M2 Max 12 Core 3680 MHzThis CPU26,843 points
02Apple M4 10 CoreApple23,565 points
03Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHzApple22,157 points
04Apple M2 Pro 10 Core 3480 MHzApple21,976 points
05Apple M1 Pro 10 Core 3200 MHzApple21,932 points

Single-thread performance

Measures speed in tasks that depend on one CPU thread.

01Apple M4 10 CoreApple4,491 points
02Apple M2 Max 12 Core 3680 MHzThis CPU4,134 points

Performance per watt

Estimated as CPU Mark divided by TDP.

01Apple M4 10 CoreApple1,071.1 Mark/W

Bars are relative to the processors shown here, not a global ranking of every CPU.

Detailed benchmark results

Snapshot from 2026-10-20

Data CompressionKBytes/Sec
334,979.00
Data EncryptionMBytes/Sec
15,673.00
Extended InstructionsMillion Matrices/Sec
14,780.00
Find Prime NumbersMillion Primes/Sec
359.00
Floating Point MathMOps/Sec
73,342.00
Integer MathMOps/Sec
57,607.00
PhysicsFrames/Sec
3,851.00
Random String SortingThousand Strings/Sec
41,040.00

Core specifications

BrandApple
CategoryLaptop
Release year2023
Socket—
Cores / threads12 / 12
Base clock3.70 GHz
Max turbo—
TDP—
Integrated graphics—

Memory support

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Cache hierarchy

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