M3 Max Review after 2 Months! Just buy an M2 Max?

I’m a web developer and I recently upgraded a 16gb of ram m1 MacBook Pro 13 inch to a 14 inch m3 max binned with 36gb of ram. I will get the machine in a few days but I’m wondering how much the difference will be. I’m very excited but sometimes I wonder if I should spend the extra bucks for the top m3 max🤔

Is ProMotion working on Low Power mode?

I was looking forward to getting a Max Studio to get a get price on an M3 Max, but now I am starting to believe that Apple will bring the base pro chip to the Studio and increase the price on the M3 Max. And no, no one should buy an M2 for whatever reason. That is just nonsense unless you don't need performance, then if that's the case. just buy a base M1 Air.

Wondering why nobody has mentioned the ssd noise on m3’s. My 2017 & all external don’t make any.. or it’s not audible.

OH god the mistakes in the edits are everywhere

I think it'll be the same every year. Just get last year's and it'll be good enough.
I got my M1 when the M2 came out and I paid exactly what I think the machine was worth.

I am not sure if you still have both binned and un-binned M3 Max computers, but it would be really good to see a head to head lower power mode battle between the two and see how they stack up.

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Hell if you’ve got an Intel Mac or have never owned a Mac I think you’d still be blown away by one of the M1 Max’s… seriously.

Benchmark screens don’t show the whole picture. Not many people run their computers at full tilt all day long. Please consider some real world day to day comparisons.

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You're full of it. Only people with no maths skill will watch this video and don't see how your stats are 'a little bit faster' or 'insignificant ' based on how you want to sell it. But yet in both cases the percentage difference is the same, 15%.

This video helped me decide to go with an Apple Refurbished M2 Max 12/28 32GB Ram 1TB SSD for $2.9k (from the Apple Store), vs the 3M Max base which sits at $3.5k. I do mostly web development and photo editing, so the difference in performance is negligible. Not worth the 20% price difference.

doesn't have ray tracing and dynamic cache though..?

Think I'm just going to skip the M3 generation and hope they bring back at least 200GB/s memory bandwidth in a base or mid-range M4 Pro. Stick with my M1 Pro and M2 Max in the meantime.

I dont buy apple devices, at least not yet. But dont hate on raytracing at the cost of some FPS. It is a fidelity gamechanger. I always max it out on my RTX4090

How are you able to see the CPU stats using asitop? The program you guys used asitop doesn't seem to work properly on my M3 Max. Without anything running the CPU stats are showing 100% when Activity Monitor is not showing any usage. I think asitop needs to be fixed so wondering if you got your fixed from the author.

I think Apple is getting their users to get used to higher pricing to that when they reduce their prices by 5 cents, then there would be a mad rush to buy them. Don't know for the life of me why anyone would tolerate these exorbitantly higher prices.

I have upgraded from m1 pro 16G 1T to m2 pro 32G 1T, MacBook pro is combing so expensive.

Watching this and wishing I could afford an m3 14inch with 36gb of ram as 16gb of ram on my m1 pro cant handle final cut pro with only two effects added without getting beach balls…so frustrated 😫

Hey guys, I really need a hard drive right now to back things up but pocket is tight right now, is there anyone can help me by offer me freelance works to help me buy a hard drive or if you able to help me directly I will be really appreciated too!

Yes Apple....keep scamming your customers 😂

The fact that a product thats supposed to be an upgrade to the last gen performs worse in the gpu bench mark at the same price point is a testament to apples greed. I literally purchased the 14/30 MacBook Pro 16 and canceled my order when I saw this video. Idc if it’s only in one benchmark, I refuse to pay the same price for a downgrade from a previous gen laptop in anyway, especially not for 3300 dollars (I got it on sale). Now I’m trying to justify paying 3800 dollars for the unbinned MacBook Pro 16 or just saying fuck it. What the fuck Apple. I thought the fact that a 4 thousand dollar laptop that only comes with 1tb of storage in 2024 was bad enough.

What do you think about MacBook pro with M3Pro vs the MacBook pro with M2Max???

TLDR, is it better? Yes. Is it worth the upgrade? No.

Please compare MBP M2 Max (12c/g30) vs MBP M3 pro (12c/18g)

Wanted to go for the M3 Max, but after much deliberation, I settled on the 16 inch M2 Max (38 core GPU, 96GB Memory, 8TB SSD). Not a video editor, so this will suffice.

The question is waiting for the M4 or not?

It all would be nice if only apple allowed full 120hz promotion in low power mode, I have no clue what the hell they are thinking disallowing that. But well that is apple the care about $ in the first place, it absolutely should be configurable in which case the m3 max would be a no brainer as one could just run it in low power mode.

As is if one does not need the extra power of the max chip but does want 120hz promotion and the best battery life one should buy the m3 pro chip. Ironically m3 max is worse than m3 pro in single thread mode which is what you use when you just browse the web and work your mails. M3 Max running in low power mode is somewhat better than m3 pro in normal mode and uses less energy but you only get 60hz promotion. Ridiculous. It feels very dumb. Now, the fun part starts that if you want m3 pro with 36GB and 1TB it is an unpopular configuration and you can find m3 max binned with the same RAM and storage capacity brand new for the same price as the m3 pro if you get a good deal. Which makes one feel very silly.

So, fuck this, apple botched it again.

What does "binned" mean?

I think a great disclaimer to put out there is if you want to get the M3 Max chip, it’s only worth getting the highest one due to the memory bandwidth. Also it’s only worth getting that chip with a 16 inch since the 14 inch can’t cool the device enough to reach that peak performance

so just buy an M1 still? hhaha

on the Xcode part it's not roughly 40% difference. 110 sec vs 78 sec is a 29% difference.

ok so 4400 for M2 maxed out on 1 TB SSD, vs 5000, maxed M3 on 1 TB SSD, not worth it, I've got a M2 Max with 96 GB, it does everything! I can't even push it to the limit even with 8k video rendering

Hello. At the same price would you buy a Macbook Pro 14 with an M2 Max 32Gb Ram ou an M3 pro CPU 18Gb Ram? Thanks 😊

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Paying much more to run in low power mode kills the m3 pro max for me

Such an ambiguous comparison. What's your final opinion then? Cause in 9 out of 10 comparison charts, the M3 won, but close to the end you say you would actually get the M2?
I don't understand.

Apple M3 Max chip with 16‑core CPU, 40‑core GPU, 16‑core Neural Engine 128GB unified memory
ANY IDEA ABOUT THE BANDWIDTH ?

Thanks for this Comparison. What Benchmark is important for Lightroom users? For example with huge libraries with over 100k pics?

Can anyone help me? I am upgrading from a 2018 mac mini. I only use Photoshop at an intense level as I am a pro retoucher. the mini has been great, it still works fine i7 64gb ram, I just nee to be able to work while i travel now. So shoudl i get a refurbished M2 max with 128gb ram or spend $1000 more for the M3 max with less ram.

“you can have it in any color, as long as it is black” (c) Henry Ford

I dont understand. U are exporting the same 4k hevc and h264 timeline on mac studio m1 ultra and then macbook pro m3 max and how do you get more or less the same export speeds ?

Get a M2 Max Macbook pro 32gb for £2000! I cannot wait. First time on mac in my whole life.

Very simple.
Cpu wise: m3 max far superior
Gpu wise no ray t. : m2 max a bit superior
Gpu with ray t. : m3 max superior

The M3 is a hot box reckoning back to the core i9 fridge defroster.

exactly the video I was looking for. Thank you a lot! 🙏🏽