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MacBook Pro 14″ (Late 2023) (2023) · M3 Max · 36 GB / 1 TB

M3 Max (14-CPU/30-GPU)

Released 2023-11-07 · MSRP from $1799 · Weight 1.55 kg

CPU index

217

×2.17 vs M1

GPU index

414

×4.14 vs M1

Memory

36

GB unified

Storage

1024

1 TB

Bandwidth

300

GB/s

This MacBook Pro 14″ (Late 2023) configuration uses the M3 Max (14-CPU/30-GPU) with 36 GB unified memory and 1 TB storage. On MacDiff its CPU index is 217 (×2.17 vs the entry-level M1 Air) and its GPU index is 414 (×4.14). 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 3 configurations of the MacBook Pro 14″ (Late 2023). CPU indices on this model run 137–217 and GPU indices run 164–414. This page is the strongest CPU/GPU config listed for this model.

Family: MacBook Pro. Released 2023. Apple date: 2023-11-07. Compare it with other Macs on the compare tool, or read how the index is built on the methodology page.

Configurations

ChipCPU / GPUCPUGPUMemBandwidthStorageFrom
M3 (8-CPU/10-GPU) 137 164 8 GB 100 GB/s 512 GB $1799 Compare
M3 Max (14-CPU/30-GPU)this page 217 414 36 GB 300 GB/s 1 TB $3199 Compare
M3 Pro (11-CPU/14-GPU) 157 228 18 GB 150 GB/s 512 GB $1999 Compare

Specifications

Apple published figures for this configuration. Not MacDiff scores.

Chassis

Weight
1.62 kg
Size
312.6 × 221.2 × 15.5 mm

Ports

Thunderbolt
3× Thunderbolt 4
USB-C (not Thunderbolt)
None
USB-A
None
HDMI
1× HDMI
MagSafe
MagSafe 3
Headphone jack
3.5 mm, high-impedance
SD card
UHS-II
Ethernet
None
Charging
MagSafe 3 and Thunderbolt

Display

Panel
14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display
Resolution
3024x1964
Density
254 ppi
SDR brightness
600 nits
HDR brightness
1600 nits
Refresh
120 Hz ProMotion
Color
P3
True Tone
Yes
Contrast
1,000,000:1
Nano-texture
No
External displays
4 — Up to four external displays: up to three with 6K resolution at 60Hz over Thunderbolt and one with up to 4K resolution at 144Hz over HDMI

Camera

Camera
1080p FaceTime HD
Center Stage
No
Desk View
No

Audio

Speakers
6
Microphones
3
Spatial Audio
Yes
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Audio
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Wireless

Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
5.3

Keyboard and trackpad

Backlit keyboard
Yes
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
No
Force Touch trackpad
Yes

Battery and power

Battery
69.6 Wh
Video playback
Up to 18 hours (Apple)
Wireless web
Up to 12 hours (Apple)
Fast charge
Yes
Charge cable
USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Power adapter
96W

Chip

CPU layout
10 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; AV1 decode
Neural Engine index
226
Media engine index
645
Hardware ray tracing
Yes
Memory bandwidth
300 GB/s

In the box

macOS at launch
macOS Sonoma
Cable
USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

Notes

Split from the former merged macbook-pro-14-2023 (November M3 release). Space Black is Pro/Max-only.

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FAQ — MacBook Pro 14″ (Late 2023) on MacDiff

What is the CPU index of this MacBook Pro 14″ (Late 2023)?

This configuration (M3 Max (14-CPU/30-GPU)) has a CPU index of 217, about ×2.17 the MacBook Air M1 baseline of 100 on MacDiff.

What is the GPU index?

GPU index 414 (≈ ×4.14 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 ×2.17 CPU and ×4.14 GPU for the selected memory/storage config. Use Compare to stack it against other Macs.