Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced chips for a PC

Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by zik on Monday October 30, 2023 @10:14PM (#38079331)

I note that if those performance numbers are correct it'll still be a lot slower than Intel's Core i9-13980HX laptop CPU. The M2 Max was between 50% and 80% of the speed of the 13980HX on most benchmarks. A 15%-30% uplift will get it closer to the Intel part but still not reach it.

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by runeks on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @05:12AM (#38082053)

Good point.

However, when they’re that close in performance, I think power usage should be taken into account. It’s a laptop CPU after all. Maybe I’d rather have 80% of the performance at 4x the battery life

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by runeks on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @08:27AM (#38083711)

Did you account for the M3 Max having four extra performance cores (12 versus 8 for the M2 Max)?

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Re:Apple unveils M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max, the most advanced c... by spacentropy on Tuesday October 31, 2023 @11:01AM (#38085910)

Yeah, but the problem is that 13980HX has 24 cores, 32 threads and incredible 157W Turbo Power. That means it will be really slow when on battery. And when connected to the mains, it'll be as loud as an airplane taking off.

The perf per watt claims still apply.

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