Mac Studio (2023) · M2 Max · 32 GB / 1 TB
CPU index
168
×1.68 vs M1
GPU index
409
×4.09 vs M1
Memory
32
GB unified
Storage
1024
1 TB
Bandwidth
400
GB/s
This Mac Studio configuration uses the M2 Max (12-CPU/30-GPU) with 32 GB unified memory and 1 TB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 168 (×1.68 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 409 (×4.09). The origin of the scale is the 2020 MacBook Air M1 at 100/100 — MacDiff’s own relative units, not Geekbench or Apple scores.
MacDiff lists 4 configurations of the Mac Studio. CPU indices on this model run 168–242 and GPU indices run 409–734. This page is the entry config listed for this model.
Family: Mac Studio. Released 2023. Apple date: 2023-06-13. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.
Configurations
| Chip | CPU / GPU | CPU | GPU | Mem | Bandwidth | Storage | From | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M2 Max (12-CPU/30-GPU)this page | 168 | 409 | 32 GB | 400 GB/s | 1 TB | $1999 | Compare | |
| M2 Max (12-CPU/38-GPU) | 168 | 480 | 32 GB | 400 GB/s | 1 TB | $2499 | Compare | |
| M2 Ultra (24-CPU/60-GPU) | 242 | 671 | 64 GB | 800 GB/s | 1 TB | $3999 | Compare | |
| M2 Ultra (24-CPU/76-GPU) | 242 | 734 | 64 GB | 800 GB/s | 1 TB | $4999 | Compare |
Specifications
Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.
Chassis
- Weight
- 2.70 kg
- Size
- 195.6 × 195.6 × 94 mm
Ports
- Thunderbolt
- 4× Thunderbolt 4
- USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
- 2
- USB-A
- 2
- HDMI
- 1× HDMI
- MagSafe
- None
- Headphone jack
- 3.5 mm, high-impedance
- SD card
- UHS-II
- Ethernet
- 10Gb
- Front
- 2 USB-C, SDXC UHS-II
- Rear
- 4 Thunderbolt 4, 2 USB-A, HDMI, 10Gb Ethernet
Display
- Panel
- No built-in display
- External displays
- 5 — Four 6K at 60Hz plus one 4K at 60Hz, or 8K at 60Hz
Audio
- Speakers
- 1
- Microphones
- 0
- Spatial Audio
- No
- Dolby Atmos
- Yes
- Audio
- Built-in speaker, 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support, HDMI multichannel audio
Wireless
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
Battery and power
- Power adapter
- Internal PSU (370W max)
Chip
- CPU layout
- 8 performance + 4 efficiency
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
- Media engine
- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW; video decode engine; two video encode engines; two ProRes encode and decode engines
- Neural Engine index
- 203
- Media engine index
- 610
- Hardware ray tracing
- No
- Memory bandwidth
- 400 GB/s
In the box
- macOS at launch
- macOS
- Cable
- Power cord
Related in Mac Studio
FAQ — Mac Studio on MacDiff
What is the CPU index of this Mac Studio?
This configuration (M2 Max (12-CPU/30-GPU)) has a CPU index of 168, about ×1.68 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.
What is the GPU index?
GPU index 409 (≈ ×4.09 vs M1). Indices are relative references, not raw Geekbench scores.
How does it compare to the MacBook Air M1?
Relative to the fixed MacDiff baseline (100/100), this page shows roughly ×1.68 CPU and ×4.09 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.