Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M3 Max Review - M3 Max challenges HX-CPUs from AMD & Intel

Our review unit is the MacBook Pro 16 with the faster of the two M3 Max chips, which features 16 CPU cores and 40 CPU cores. The base price with 48 GB RAM as well as a 1 TB SSD is $3999, but our review unit is equipped with all options including 128 GB RAM as well as a massive 8 TB SSD, which increases the price to $7199.
我们的评测单位是 MacBook Pro 16，配备两个 M3 Max 芯片中速度更快的一个，具有 16 个 CPU 核心和 40 个 CPU 核心。配备 48 GB RAM 和 1 TB SSD 的基本价格为 3999 美元，但我们的评测设备配备了所有选项，包括 128 GB RAM 和大容量 8 TB SSD，这使得价格达到 7199 美元。

Apple keeps the familiar chassis we know from the two previous models, but the colors have changed. You can still get the MacBook in Silver, but instead of Space Gray, the second color is now Space Black. The laptop looks very good in black, and the color appears brighter or darker depending on the ambient lighting, but there is always a visible difference to the black keyboard, which is noticeably darker. The smaller MacBook Air in the color Midnight was a pure fingerprint magnet and you had to clean it all the time, but the new black model is better in this regard, but you will still see fingerprints faster compared to the silver model. Apple uses a chemical process, which is part of the anodizing and not a coating.
苹果保留了我们熟悉的前两款型号的底盘，但颜色发生了变化。您仍然可以获得银色的 MacBook，但第二种颜色现在是深空黑，而不是深空灰。笔记本电脑的黑色看起来非常好，根据环境光线，颜色显得更亮或更暗，但黑色键盘总是有明显的差异，明显更暗。较小的午夜色MacBook Air是纯粹的指纹磁铁，你必须一直清洁它，但新的黑色型号在这方面更好，但与银色型号相比，你仍然会更快地看到指纹。 Apple 使用化学工艺，这是阳极氧化的一部分，而不是涂层。

The quality of the chassis is still excellent and the aluminum chassis just feels premium and very stable. The display hinges also leave a good impression, only the maximum opening angle (135 degrees) could be larger. The hard front edge of the base unit can be an issue and cut into the wrist when you use the keyboard for longer periods. Like on the smaller MacBook Pro 14, the base unit is not tapered at any side, but due to the larger footprint, the larger MBP 16 does not feel as bulky.
底盘的质量仍然非常出色，铝制底盘给人一种优质且非常稳定的感觉。显示屏转轴也给人留下了不错的印象，只是最大开启角度（135度）可以再大一些。当您长时间使用键盘时，底座单元的坚硬前缘可能会成为一个问题，并且会割伤手腕。与较小的MacBook Pro 14一样，底座单元在任何一侧都不是锥形的，但由于占地面积较大，较大的 MBP 16 感觉不那么笨重。

The MBP 16 M3 Max is the lightest device within our comparison group at 2.147 kg and also one of the most compact devices. If you are traveling frequently, however, you should take a look at the smaller MacBook Pro 14, which is noticeably more compact and also half a kilogram lighter. The 140W power adapter including the black MagSafe cable (2 meters) only tips the scale at 347 grams.
MBP 16 M3 Max 是我们比较组中最轻的设备，重 2.147 千克，也是最紧凑的设备之一。不过，如果您经常旅行，您应该考虑一下较小的MacBook Pro 14 ，它明显更紧凑，而且还轻了半公斤。 140W 电源适配器，包括黑色 MagSafe 电缆（2 米），重量仅为 347 克。

The port situation did not change compared to the previous model and you still get three USB-C ports including Thunderbolt 4 as well as a modern HDMI 2.1 output. The MBP 16 with the M3 Max can drive up to four external displays simultaneously (3x 6K @60 Hz via Thunderbolt and 1x 4K @ 144 Hz via HDMI) and the maximum resolution via HDMI is 8K @60 Hz or 4K @240 Hz. In addition to the MagSafe connector, you can also charge the large MBP via USB-C and it works with a 65W power adapter (you obviously cannot use the full performance in this case).
与之前的型号相比，端口情况没有变化，您仍然可以获得三个 USB-C 端口，包括 Thunderbolt 4 以及现代 HDMI 2.1 输出。配备 M3 Max 的 MBP 16 最多可同时驱动四个外部显示器（通过 Thunderbolt 驱动 3x 6K @60 Hz，通过 HDMI 驱动 1x 4K @ 144 Hz），通过 HDMI 的最大分辨率为 8K @60 Hz 或 4K @240 Hz。除了 MagSafe 连接器之外，您还可以通过 USB-C 为大型 MBP 充电，并且它与 65W 电源适配器配合使用（在这种情况下显然无法发挥全部性能）。

The SDXC card reader on the right side is still very fast, and we determined up to 226 MB/s with our reference card (Angelbird AV Pro V60) and still 163 MB/s when we copied image files from the card, which is a good result as well. Inserted cards protrude by around 1.5 cm.
右侧的 SDXC 读卡器仍然非常快，我们使用参考卡（Angelbird AV Pro V60）确定高达 226 MB/s，当我们从卡复制图像文件时仍然为 163 MB/s，这是一个也有好的结果。插入的卡片突出约 1.5 厘米。

Apple still uses last year’s Wi-Fi 6E module including Bluetooth 5.3 and the overall performance is very good with stable transfer rates in combination with our reference router from Asus. We did not experience any problems with large downloads or bad reception during our review period. Apple does not offer Wi-Fi 7 modules yet.
苹果仍然使用去年的Wi-Fi 6E模块，包括蓝牙5.3，与我们的华硕参考路由器结合使用，整体性能非常好，传输速率稳定。在我们的审查期间，我们没有遇到任何大下载或接收不良的问题。 Apple 尚未提供 Wi-Fi 7 模块。

The image quality of the 1080p webcam is still good but not comparable to front cameras on iPads. Face ID or Center Stage are still not available, either.
1080p 网络摄像头的图像质量仍然不错，但无法与 iPad 上的前置摄像头相媲美。 Face ID 或 Center Stage 仍然不可用。

The base warranty for the MacBook Pro is one year. You can purchase a warranty extension (Apple Care+) for three years, which costs $399. This also includes costs for accidental damage (each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other accidental damage). It is also possible to pay $149.99 per year for AppleCare+.
MacBook Pro 的基本保修期为一年。您可以购买三年保修延期 (Apple Care+)，费用为 399 美元。这还包括意外损坏的费用（屏幕损坏或外壳损坏每项收取 99 美元的服务费，其他意外损坏收取 299 美元的服务费）。还可以每年支付 149.99 美元购买 AppleCare+。

The trackpad has been the benchmark for years and the implementation with macOS is just excellent. The clicking experience is also completely identical anywhere you touch since there are no moving parts. macOS also offers plenty of customization.
触控板多年来一直是基准，并且在 macOS 上的实现非常出色。由于没有移动部件，您触摸的任何地方的点击体验也完全相同。 macOS 还提供了大量的自定义功能。

We already mentioned that the new M3 Max SoCs are equipped with additional CPU cores compared to the M3 Pro models for the first time. While the M3 Pro offers up to six performance and six efficiency cores, the M3 Max throws out two efficiency cores and offers more performance cores instead. The base M3 Max has 10 performance cores and the optional high-end version even has 12 performance cores.
我们已经提到，与 M3 Pro 型号相比，新的 M3 Max SoC 首次配备了额外的 CPU 内核。 M3 Pro 提供多达 6 个性能核心和 6 个效率核心，而 M3 Max 则放弃了两个效率核心，并提供更多性能核心。基础版 M3 Max 有 10 个性能核心，可选的高端版本甚至有 12 个性能核心。

The MacBook Pro 16 with the M3 Max offers three energy settings on mains and battery power: Low Power, Automatic, High Power. The profile Low Power limits the chip consumption to 24 Watts, but we did not notice a performance difference between the other two modes, but the fans were much louder in the High Power mode. We performed the following benchmarks and measurements with the default Automatic mode.
配备 M3 Max 的 MacBook Pro 16 提供三种电源和电池电量设置：低功率、自动、高功率。低功耗配置文件将芯片功耗限制为 24 瓦，但我们没有注意到其他两种模式之间的性能差异，但高功率模式下风扇的声音要大得多。我们使用默认的自动模式执行了以下基准测试和测量。

The single-core performance is also around 20 % better compared to the M2 Max and Apple can keep up with Intel's H45 CPUs. The HX models still have an advantage thanks to their extremely high turbo clocks, but they still require much more power.
与 M2 Max 相比，单核性能也提高了 20% 左右，苹果可以跟上英特尔的 H45 CPU。由于其极高的涡轮时钟，HX 型号仍然具有优势，但它们仍然需要更多的功率。

During our analysis of the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX, we checked the multi-core performance of the current HX processor from AMD and Intel at lower TDP levels, and the results once again show the impressive performance of the M3 Max. At 55 Watts, only the Ryzen 9 7945HX offers slightly more multi-core performance but uses 32 threads. Intel's HX CPUs do not stand a chance though, including the top model Core i9-13980HX (a 55-Watt processor in theory, but up to 157 Watts).
在我们对AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX的分析过程中，我们检查了AMD和Intel当前HX处理器在较低TDP水平下的多核性能，结果再次显示了M3 Max令人印象深刻的性能。在 55 瓦时，只有Ryzen 9 7945HX提供稍高的多核性能，但使用 32 个线程。不过，英特尔的 HX CPU 没有机会，包括顶级型号Core i9-13980HX （理论上是 55 瓦处理器，但最高可达 157 瓦）。

As per usual, the processor performance is not reduced on battery power until the battery level drops to 3 %. More CPU benchmarks are listed in our tech section and we also recommend our analysis article of the M3 Pro/M3 Max for more information about the efficiency, which will be published soon.
与往常一样，在电池电量降至 3% 之前，处理器性能不会因电池电量而降低。我们的技术部分列出了更多 CPU 基准测试，我们还推荐我们的 M3 Pro/M3 Max 分析文章，以获取有关效率的更多信息，该文章即将发布。

We also performed our Cinebench R15 Multi loop, but you have to keep in mind that this benchmark is emulated, which affects the performance. The performance is still very good and the loop clearly shows that the CPU performance is rock steady even under sustained workloads.
我们还执行了 Cinebench R15 Multi 循环，但您必须记住，该基准测试是模拟的，这会影响性能。性能仍然非常好，循环清楚地表明，即使在持续的工作负载下，CPU 性能也保持稳定。