Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz — Benchmarks & Specs
Bottom line: how fast is the Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz?
At 1080p (High), the Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz averages 60 fps in Cyberpunk 2077, per Notebookcheck. For local LLM inference it generates 61.2 tokens/sec running llama2:7b at q4_0 under llama.cpp, per llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #4167. In PassMark CPU Mark it scores 22,160 points, per PassMark.
Every figure above is a row in the tables below, and each row links out to the review or public benchmark database the number was taken from. SpecPicks aggregates published measurements; it does not report first-party benchmark runs.
The Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz is a processor from Apple. Data on this page draws on 10 synthetic benchmark results, 12 community AI inference reports, 4 measured game frame-rate results, aggregated from public benchmark databases (TechPowerUp, PassMark, Geekbench, Cinebench) and the LocalLLaMA community. Read this page when shopping the Apple M1 Max 10 Core 3200 MHz, comparing it against other processors in your build, or sizing it for a specific workload (gaming at 1080p/1440p/4K, productivity benchmarks, or local LLM inference).
Gaming Performance (measured FPS)
Average and 1% low frame rates by game, resolution, and quality preset. Bars are scaled against the fastest result on this page.
| Game | Resolution | Settings | Relative | Avg FPS | 1% low | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 60 fps | — | Notebookcheck 2025-07-19 | |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 1080p | High | 60 fps | — | MacGamingDB 2024-01-01 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 52 fps | — | GameGPU 2025-07-20 | |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 1080p | High | 52 fps | — | TechSpot 2025-07-21 |
AI Inference Performance
Tokens per second under each model + quantization. Higher = faster generation. Bars compare runs across the same model.
| Model | Quantization | Relative | Tokens/sec | VRAM used | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 61.2 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #4167 2023-11-01 | |
| llama2:7b | q4_0 llama.cpp | 61.2 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #4167 2023-10-01 | |
| llama3.1:8b | q4_K_M ollama | 42.0 tok/s | — | Kunal Ganglani LLM Benchmarks 2025-01-01 | |
| llama2:7b | q8_0 llama.cpp | 40.2 tok/s | — | llama.cpp GitHub Discussion #4167 2023-10-01 | |
| llama3:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 34.5 tok/s | — | GitHub: XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference 2024-05-01 | |
| llama3:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 34.5 tok/s | — | XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub) 2024-09-01 | |
| llama3:8b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 34.5 tok/s | — | GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub) 2024-05-01 | |
| llama3:8b | FP16 llama.cpp | 18.4 tok/s | — | GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub) 2024-05-01 | |
| llama3.1:70b | q4_K_M ollama | 4.5 tok/s | — | Kunal Ganglani LLM Benchmarks 2025-01-01 | |
| llama3:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 4.1 tok/s | — | GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub) 2024-05-01 | |
| llama3:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 4.1 tok/s | — | XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference (GitHub) 2024-09-01 | |
| llama3:70b | q4_K_M llama.cpp | 4.1 tok/s | — | GitHub: XiongjieDai/GPU-Benchmarks-on-LLM-Inference 2024-05-01 |
Synthetic Benchmarks
Higher is better. Bars are scaled within each benchmark family (multi-thread, single-thread, etc.) so you can compare like-with-like at a glance.
| Benchmark | Relative | Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PassMark CPU Mark | 22,160 points | PassMark 2026-07-03 | |
| PassMark CPU Mark | 22,158 points | PassMark Software 2026-06-03 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 12,994 points | Notebookcheck 2024-06-01 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 12,390 points | Notebookcheck 2021-11-01 | |
| Cinebench R23 multi | 12,388 points | Macworld 2022-04-18 | |
| Geekbench 6 multi | 12,361 points | Geekbench Browser 2024-01-01 | |
| PassMark Single Thread | 3,831 points | PassMark Software 2026-06-03 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 2,442 points | Notebookcheck 2024-06-01 | |
| Geekbench 6 single | 2,387 points | Geekbench Browser 2024-01-01 | |
| Cinebench R23 single | 1,538 points | Macworld 2022-04-18 |
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