MacBook Pro M3 Max vs M1 Max Full Spec Models Compared

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Startup tests, Geekbench scores, Premiere Pro, Lightroom Export, and much more tested on my two-year-old M1 Max and my new M3 Max MacBook Pros.
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M3 Specs: Apple M3 Max chip with 16‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine, 128GB unified memory, 4TB SSD storage
M1 Specs: Apple M1 Max chip with 10-core CPU, 32-core GPU, and 16-core Neural Engine, 64GB unified memory, 4TB SSD storage
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0:00 - Intro
2:08 - Startup Test
3:56 - Geekbench CPU Test
5:56 - Geekbench GPU Test
6:45 - Premiere Pro Export Test
14:12 - Final Cut Pro Playback and Export Test
15:52 - Lightroom Export Test
16:45 - Battery Usage Update
17:28 - Final Thoughts
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@_henry_alvarez_ 5 месяцев назад

FINALLY someone did this comparison. Thank you Jerad

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

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@ivanmarshall9806 5 месяцев назад

There is no way or reason to replace my M1 Max, 64GB of RAM, 32 Core GPU, 4 TB SSD, for any M2 Max or M3 Max. As well as the M3 performs, the M1 Max is a fantastic Mac, with Blazing Performance and Incredible Battery Life. I have 3 years of Apple Care+, and My M1 Max is going to be one year old on Christmas 2023, I cannot justify an upgrade, but it will be great for those with Intel Mac Book Pros.

@RedState420Esq 5 месяцев назад

On Friday, my new-in-box M1 Max 64Gb 2Tb MBP (with Apple Care+) should arrive! I’m super excited. This video and your comment help me feel like it was a good decision. I’m upgrading from a 2020 HP Envy 15 Intel i7 32Gb 1Tb Nvidia RTX 2060 creator-focused laptop. Recent random BSOD (probably from too many chrome windows and tabs) caused me to look. I suspect the release of the M3 chips and Black Friday led to the $1800 in savings on my transaction. Controlling for taxes & accident protection it wasn’t that much more expensive than my 2020 HP-and the MBP will have 2x the RAM & storage.

@ivanmarshall9806 5 месяцев назад

You’re going to absolutely love your new Mac Book Pro M1 Max, you won’t regret it, and it will blaze through everything that you throw at it, while sipping the battery so slightly, that you won’t believe it! It’s an incredible Mac, and congratulations on your choice!

@RedState420Esq 5 месяцев назад

I’m really looking forward to better battery life and the factory color-calibrated screen!

@Tigerex966 5 месяцев назад

Intel Mac may be an upgrade for Intel based apps And Windows and certain programs that can Make use of an AMD eGPU like the rx6800 6900. And any 32bit apps games quick sync video editing. Music apps that work better under intel

@Matt-Holdren 4 месяца назад

I upgraded from the m1pro to the m3max and the extra ram is night and day for running virtual machines. But no way if I had your m1max setup

@Post_Oak_ 2 месяца назад

For the resale value of the M1 max and how minuscule the differences are, it's not at all logical to make the upgrade unless you really need 3 extra seconds of free time in your life. It's really just marketing and FOMO.

@cmj0929 Месяц назад

The M1’s are just too good, apple made a mistake 😭 nobody wants to upgrade I’ve got a Max 64 with a tb, I don’t see myself upgrading for AT LEAST 5-7 years

@larissalisboa4318 28 дней назад

@@cmj0929 which one is better: a macbook m1 64gb with 2T ssd or a macbook m1 max 96gb with 1T?

@matthazard 5 месяцев назад

My 16" M1 Max runs amazingly well. It never gets in the way of me making anything. Unless I rendered multiple videos a day, it doesn't seem worth an upgrade. Especially since most software isn't fully optimized for the new GPU architecture. The extra UI snappiness seems minimal, and you'd never notice it unless you compare side by side.

@Stash_Studio 5 месяцев назад

Excellent video - thank you for making it!

@materialvision 5 месяцев назад

The M3 max has the same 2 encode / decode units as the M1 max, so there will be very little difference in video exporting, even with updated software.

@kernzilla Месяц назад

and a slightly lower memory bandwidth too, if I understand correctly. certainly a weird move on apple's part

@chrisbogart687 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for this test. I was pondering whether to upgrade from my M1 Studio to a M3 Studio when they are released. This definitely gives me some food for thought. I have the 14" MacBook Pros - both M1 for admin work and M2 for field video work. I have the Mac Studio back in the office for the heavy lifting. It was so cost effective with a trade-in of my Mac mini.

@ruithisway 5 месяцев назад

Great insight review

@hatproduction6975 12 дней назад

Thank u for the review 🙏🏼

@craigw.scribner6490 4 месяца назад

Thanks, Jerad!

@jimtipton8888 5 месяцев назад

I went from an M1 Max 16" to a M3 Pro 14". The size was the only reason I did it, Something interesting though, I ran the Affinity Photo II benchmark on both and the M3 won decisively. I was pleasantly surprise. Digging the smaller size (and the Space Black)

@psysword 5 месяцев назад

how's the thermal throttling with the 14 inch? Im thinking of going for it too

@jimtipton8888 5 месяцев назад

@@psysword I really don't notice it if their is any. I know they increased the size of the heatsink in the M3 Pro/Max in the 14". I have yet to hear a fan. I also downsized my 12.9" iPad for the 11" and for packing around all day that with the MBP 14" is a winning combo!

@psysword 5 месяцев назад

@@jimtipton8888 great. What are you using all that power for?

@psysword 5 месяцев назад

Ah but I'm getting a Max for editing videos and audio.

@PandorasCrate0 5 месяцев назад

I'm like the opposite. I have an M1 14" and I've been kicking myself in the teeth for the last two years for not getting the 16". So I'm probably gonna upgrade just for the bigger screen.

@biohazard2030 5 месяцев назад

I just recently purchased the M1 Max 64GB, 4tb of ssd on a great sale! and it’s been amazing! Granted I’m coming from an old windows laptop but I feel like the M1 is still gonna be good for the next few years. I’ll maybe upgrade when M6 comes around.

@thewildman4300 4 месяца назад

Great video! Where can I get that mountain wallpaper?

@stefanocrosio4022 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the interesting video and helpful comparison. Are those two 14” MBPs? I think this is something that you should specify in the title or description of your video.

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

16” MacBook Pros

@nicolasstrawberry4148 3 дня назад

I upgraded from a 2020 intel MacBook Pro to a 14 inch M3 Max with 16 cpu and 40 gpu cores and 64 gigs of ram, and im absolutely loving it...but I can definitely see M1 and M2 Max users not feeling like they need to upgrade.....even if they come out with an M4 Max this year I already have more than enough to do what I need to do.

@Tigerex966 5 месяцев назад

Ssd and ram combo really can help with photos loading etc. The m3 extra cores are not really being utilized for some reason may be not getting enough power or software not being able to take advatage of them. I think audio apps would be a better test and ssd speed tests.

@axotical8682 5 месяцев назад

Inference comparison on both machines would be very interesting

@yurifigueroam 2 дня назад

I’m still working on high quality film work on a 2012 macbook pro in 2024. It’s my ride or die. I was about to get an additional M3 Max to speed up my work. Primarily exporting video. After seeing your video, I’m going for a used or refurbished M1max. Thank you very much!

@lewisdoyle 5 месяцев назад

The one thing that would make me consider upgrading my M1 Pro to an M3 Pro is, as you highlighted, to benefit from the better residuals on a trade in. But I'd still be looking at funding a gap of something like £1,500, which is a heck o f a lot of money for a small bump in performance upgrades.

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

Totally. That is my main deciding factor. That plus the basic every day use performance improvements. Applications opening in half the time or faster, stuff like that.

@lewisdoyle 5 месяцев назад

@@jeradhilltech The tension is real. But I'm not sure it's enough of a reason to upgrade. Some YT'rs will say that the accumulation of all these microseconds means more productivity, but we aren't machines. If that were the case, we'd have to measure coffee breaks, toilet breaks, distraction breaks etc. Mail opening in 4 seconds vs 2 seconds probably doesn't make me more productive. (this is the angel on my shoulder talking 😂 )

@Tigerex966 5 месяцев назад

Is not that offset by the price of the m3?

@lombardy3274 5 месяцев назад

is fan noise a problem on the M3 Max?

@TheThaiLife 5 месяцев назад

Wow, 1st rate unboxing! Seriously, one of the best I've seen.

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

Thank you, I really appreciate that.

@MoisesBowe 16 дней назад

Hi Jared, did you sold the M1 Max in the end? If yes, at how much?

@swimmc7 2 месяца назад

I just bought a used M1 Max w 32G RAM and 1TB drive for $1750. From your video I think I got a great deal compared to what an M3 of those specs would cost. Probably double

@lionmike247 5 месяцев назад

Great review! Would love to see a blender comparison as well so we can see that GPU being put to test.

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

I will likely do a Part 2 soon.

@martinmana4187 Месяц назад

Question: What about how the light reflects off the screen? Are the screens the same in that matter? I can see some lights being reflected on the top part of the m1

@flyingvy 5 месяцев назад

Found a deal on the M1 Max 16" MBP (10c/32c/32GB/1TB) sealed, brand new for $1800 at my campus store. Should I go for it? I'm using M2 15" MBA for everyday carry and am looking for a workstation at a reasonable price. There's also M2 Max 16" MBP (12c/38c/32GB/1TB) sealed, brand new for $2500, but does the M2 Max justify $700 extra over the M1 Max?

@xyrendor 5 месяцев назад

IMO, unless you are struggling to run things right now with your M2 15”, I would stick with it. In the case you feel like you do have to upgrade, go for that M1 Max, the upgrade is not worth 700. The M1 Max is still a crazy relevant machine, and a lot of RU-vidrs seem to be making too big of a deal about M1, M2, M3. Apple’s target audience right now is not any of the M1 or M2 users but the leftover Intel users. If you feel like that M2 is underperforming for what you need it to do, upgrade if you feel like it, M2 15” should last several year without need for upgrades.

@matthazard 5 месяцев назад

M1 Max is a fantastic machine. Unless there is something specific you do that has a time-saving compound effect, it's likely not worth the extra cost.

@DaveDFX 4 месяца назад

The reason both are rendering same is because both have 2 hardware encoder decoders. If you use those, then not much difference. Turn them off and export using software encoders and you will see the difference . The GPU on the max is almost 3x faster than M1 max from what I saw. For 3d and GPU apps , it's huge. Also some software are not optimized for m3 at the moment.

@Tigerex966 5 месяцев назад

Ssd performance and life as well as battery goes down over time, i suspect this here as well please do a long ssd copy test not just quick ssd speed test which often is just cache reading, from memory?

@solodolo6291 16 дней назад

The premiere pro (final cut is superior) export difference is due to a slight difference in memory speed about 1.37% difference hind the neck & neck finish.

@UltraKryptonian 4 месяца назад

I have the 2021 16”MBP M1 Pro (16GB RAM/1TB SSD) and I mainly use it for video editing on Final Cut Pro X. However, when I use lots of plugins on a 1080p animation, FCPX will sometimes crash. So, I ordered the M3 Max MBP (64GB RAM/2TB SSD) to give it a try. As expected, I experienced absolutely great performance with the M3 Max and no crashes- I’m assuming, because of the greater RAM. But, I just couldn’t justify the price, so I returned it. A month later, I ordered a refurbished M2 Max MBP (64GB RAM/2TB SSD) and experienced the same great results as the M3 Max, but at $1000 cheaper. Still, I wished there was just a way to add extra RAM to my M1 Pro device and still found the M2 Max as being too expensive and sent it back to Apple. So, I decided to just suck it up with my M1 Pro, because Apple is likely going to stop offering OS upgrades in the very near future, rendering my plugins useless. If that happens, I’ll consider switching to a PC for video editing.

@Toxicat_JaJa 3 месяца назад

You can go for M1 Max, it is a freaking beast. I've upgraded from M1 Pro same as yours for M1 Max 64go and this is night and day. 2200€ for M1 Max with Apple Care and I sold my M1 Pro for 1800€ so 400€ the upgraded is worth imo

@joe62845 5 месяцев назад

Did the M1 run that slowly when you first bought it? I'm curious if all those test still come out the same as when the M1 was brand new.

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

I have ran the export tests again and the results are the same with the exception of the fact that the M1 had pre-rendered assets on the timeline so the M3 ended up winning the Premiere Pro export by just over 30 seconds, which is still not much.

@joe62845 5 месяцев назад

@@jeradhilltech Sorry I miss typed my initial question meant to say M1 not M3. lol Was curious if the speeds really sped up for if they slowed down as it got older with the newer OS's.

@Toxicat_JaJa 3 месяца назад

"Slowly" You're speaking about a beast that is way overkill for 99,9% of people 😅

@Ifalvarado 5 месяцев назад

Benchmarks is all the same in comparision with numbers being higher on m3, how about gaming with FPS?

@ryshask 2 месяца назад

Really seems like we have at least a 4 year lifespan on these generation of processor... M3 seems to be a premature upgrade...

@psysword 5 месяцев назад

great job. I'm thinking of upgrading too from a M1 Pro 16gb

@crunchchannel8788 5 месяцев назад

I heard this is not really a great improvement and none of the videos I have seen recommend upgradeing if you already have an M1. Do you think it would be worth it? I just bought an M1 Pro 16" for a bit cheaper that the M3 Pro 14" and I hope I made the right call.

@psysword 5 месяцев назад

yeah you're right I think, but that 16 gb ram is a bummer in my video and music productions. I know it will be faster like in this video the M1 Max was64 gb so of course its super future proofed. And then as the reviewer mentioned my exchange is 1055 from Apple. So if I want to future proof my machine for like 5 to 8 years, this is the way to go. Just my balancing all things given, but probably others would wait. I also want to push the limits with my audio and video production in after effects which barely takes my apple pro res raw files. So yeah adobe is a hog and for that reason alone you need the MAX M3 128 gb.@@crunchchannel8788

@mralxndr2846 5 месяцев назад

I have not seen one task the m1pro couldn’t chew through yet. All difference would be less time consumed. Not worth it imho 😅

@eddiecancelmusic 5 месяцев назад

Of all the comparison videos I have watched, it seems like resale value is the deciding factor. When the M4 chip comes out, our M1's will be worth less than they do currently.@@mralxndr2846

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

If the difference in what you would have paid can be used to add value in other areas of your life, you made the right decision.

@RexZoran 5 месяцев назад

@jeradhilltech What about temperatures and fan noise during Premiere and Final Cut tests, please?

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

Part 2 coming!

@joshuamozingo4393 28 дней назад

@@jeradhilltech Has part 2 dropped?

@kernzilla Месяц назад

helpful vid, thanks m8. my M1 Max has chewed thru a LOT of media, and highly impacted my workflow for the better. only regret I'm having with it is being at 32gb ram. Been kicking myself last several months for not going with the 64gb; esp since upgrading to Sonoma, a lot of the responsiveness when I'm in high-output mode had gotten muddy with this laptop, results in a lot of software or system reboots etc. Overall, I think one of the biggest weakpoints of the M-system is memory allocation and vram swap - I think they're still working out the kinks, and esp with adobe software, the memory usage gets pretty messy at times when multitasking. tbh, I'd be more inclined to upgrade to M1 Max 64gb on the cheap before going with similar M2 or M3; or ofc, double down on budget and get the 128gb and completely eliminate the memory issue lol.

@ohmyv3gatron 5 месяцев назад

The screen looks much richer….cant wait for mine

@marcrodet4900 Месяц назад

Using the migration assistant on only one device means the two devices are not set up the same way, The comparison may be biased

@deshawn4077 3 месяца назад

What should I get, M1 Max or M3 Max? I dont have any Mac right now. Want to do video editing, music production and 3D design, photoshop.

@ashik763 3 месяца назад

For 3d render m3 max is best,

@holokolo-bt9rw 4 дня назад

but why did you test it on battery power? you should have made while plugged in

@bruh-qi7ue 3 месяца назад

Can you compare the M1 with a intel core ultra laptop? That maybe uses the rtx 4060 gpu? They come close in price to the m1 max. Not sure which one to choose.

@cmj0929 Месяц назад

M1 blows anything intel out of the water without question

@jackcapella2707 4 месяца назад

You just helped me cancel my sell on “It’s Worth More.” Basically, what’s going on is not that the M3 is not powerful, the software has still not caught up to the performance of these machines. You really don’t need anything more than a decently spec’d M1.

@roberthuff3122 2 месяца назад

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 *📱 The video compares the M3 Max and M1 Mac, both fully speced units with 4 TB storage. * 02:06 *🔍 Both systems are restarted to compare their startup times.* 05:39 *🏁 In running a geekbench test, it's found that the M3 model has better performance scores than the M1. * 08:09 *🔄 A Premier Pro project is rendered on both devices, revealing that the M1 finished slightly ahead of the M3.* 11:57 *🔋 Checking the battery usage during rendering, the M3 trailed behind the M1.* 13:44 *🆚 The render test for a Final Cut project resulted in an indistinguishable difference between the two models.* 16:00 *📸 For exporting high-resolution images from Lightroom, the M3 performed significantly better than the M1.* 18:56 *💵 The considerate factor for choosing between M3 and M1 can be the resale value, as retaining that resale value could justify the added cost of the M3.* Made with HARPA AI

@lassilahtiluoma5852 5 месяцев назад

Which wallpaper is that?

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

Photo I took.

@larissalisboa4318 28 дней назад

which one is better: a macbook m1 64gb with 2T ssd or a macbook m1 max 96gb with 1T?

@jeradhilltech 27 дней назад

Depends. If you don't need the extra RAM I would go with the extra storage space. Both are not user upgradable and it's pretty easy to use up 1TB of storage.

@tc102167 5 месяцев назад

Return it. Apple has all of us thinking our older Mac’s are obsolete with each new release.

@pmarreck 4 месяца назад

So basically get an M3 Max and use the trade in value of the M1 or wait for the M4 Max and lose some M1 trade in value

@Acura1NSX 5 месяцев назад

Really not a good true comparison as your M1 is a lot older and obviously there's a lot more on it hard drive wise so it's obviously going be much slower versus a brand new machine.

@kpetsas 5 месяцев назад

Coming from a Windows PC, I recently got the 14'' M1 Max MacBook Pro with 64Gb RAM and 32Gb GPU. While it is overall a nice machine, the performance so far has been underwhelming for me, to say the least. I'm editing 4K H.265 4.2.0 footage in Adobe Premiere. Timeline performance becomes a bit choppy as soon as there are two clips, on top of each other. Export times of the m1 max are also underwhelming, lacking behind my old 9th generation i9 intel PC with NVidia 1080ti GPU (which I was hoping to replace with a better-performing machine): It takes 57 minutes to export a 19-minute long video with Adobe Premiere. Same deceiving performance when exporting 1000 pictures from Lightroom. It takes forever. Even taking into account the 14'' throttling, I am really wondering why this performance is so much different from what RU-vid export and performance tests suggest. I am either editing on the internal SSD, which is blazing fast or on a Thunderbolt 4 external SSD (Acacis enclosure), which is also as fast as it gets for an external SSD. I am aware that Adobe Premiere is not the most optimized software for Mac, but still, this looks problematic. Do you have any suggestions? Thank you very much

@psysword 5 месяцев назад

yeah a reason for me to upgrade from my M1 Pro to M3 MAX 128 gb. To get into the big boy league from fcpx

@jlingo8977 5 месяцев назад

My M1 Max Used to boot up very fast too. Now it became very sluggish, it got slower with time. I think more fair if restart both M3 Max and M1 Max where they both are mint condition unused.

@MrMukundas 5 месяцев назад

but it's only about final cut and premiere. yeah, almost no difference in performance. i think we should wait for these software updates and after test it again. but for music production and 3d graphics - difference between m3 max and older chips is HUGE.. almost 1.7 - 3 times faster!

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

I will be testing again once there are some software updates.

@ardl7099 Месяц назад

Even my macb pro m1 pro is faster than your m1 max when opening premiere pro 😂😂🤣

@series25a 5 месяцев назад

Strange that premiere pro on m3 max was not alot faster....

@jeradhilltech 5 месяцев назад

Part 2 is coming.

@cmj0929 Месяц назад

There’s No logical reason to get an M3 max over an identically spec'd M1 Max , except for gaming (LOL) and slightly faster export speeds. Apple made a mistake with the M1 Pro and higher chips, they are aging like fine wine.

@SwedishLatino 24 дня назад

Apple generations used to he 3-5x faster/better. Yes, 3-5 times faster. The m3 is 0.5-0.7x faster than the m1... Think about that and think about the price difference.

@aaronwilson4258 3 месяца назад

Why didn't you run the tests while plugged in and in high-performance mode? That's where you can really see the effects of the M3 vs the M1. This is a bad video.