Apple M2 Max vs M3-8114Y

Primary details

Comparing M3-8114Y and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	not rated	391
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Intel Core M3	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	no data	20.02
Architecture codename	Cannon Lake	no data
Release date	no data	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

M3-8114Y and Apple M2 Max basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores	2 (Dual-core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	4	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	1.5 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus type	OPI	no data
Bus rate	4 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	15	no data
L1 cache	no data	3.3 MB
L2 cache	no data	36 MB
L3 cache	no data	48 MB
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on M3-8114Y and Apple M2 Max compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Power consumption (TDP)

no data

79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3-8114Y and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Enhanced SpeedStep (EIST)	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3-8114Y and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

VT-d	+	no data
VT-x	+	no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3-8114Y and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory size	16 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	34.124 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

UHD Graphics ?

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3-8114Y and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	10	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Physical cores	2	12
Threads	4	12
Chip lithography	10 nm	5 nm

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