14" vs 16" M3 Max MacBook Pro - Apple's Secret REVEALED!

Thanks a lot for doing this test. It really helped me deciding which one to buy.

Is the 16" model really bad dealing with portability ? Thank you.

👍Very informative, a huge thank you 👍 for this comparison using M3-max (top tier 16/40)! It follows the same pattern you identified for the M2-max (top-tier) 14" & 16" models. If you happen to have access to this laptop... I'd be very interested to see an addendum to add the **14" M3-max (lower-tier 14/30)** to the comparison to see if the lower CPU/GPU count would fit more neatly into the smaller thermal envelope and resolve the thermal 'bottleneck', as there is also a considerable cost difference between the 14" M3-max (14/30) and 16" M3-max (16/40). If the lower tier M3-max 14" 'fits' more neatly into it's smaller thermal envelope to enable it to fully utilise its CPU & GPU cores; then don't you think it would offer a very good value option for those who want portability (pehaps also use an external screen), don't need quite as much processing power but still need a computer for intensive tasks. 0.5kg difference in physical weight aside, the thing that I find heavier is the idea of carrying the larger 16" fully specified laptop about worth more than £4K in my bicycle pannier between meetings! 😧 Your review of the 16" M3-max (14/30) was really helpful in that respect.

The 16 inch machine should also have a longer operational lifespan too, because li-ion batteries hate excessive heat and they hate deep-discharges. The bigger machine's better heat rejection should preserve your battery capacity for longer, and the bigger capacity to start with should mean less need to deep-discharge/recharge the battery pack, also contributing to a longer lifespan.

@MaxTechOfficial Hi there.... I love the wallpapers you are using. Where can I download these for my beloved MacBookj M2 Pro 16"...... I wonder if there would be any goodies for me as a off-line designer in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and often (lite) work in Photoshop to switch from the M2 Pro 16" to the M3 Pro 16"? And do you think the M4 will be arround summer/authum 2024? or even M5 spring 2025?

Is there a comparison between 14 and 16 inch for the pro series?

Apple is scared to watch this secret video. Because it will make them overstocked on 14 inches of MacBook Pro 🤣🤣🤣

You actually switched the 14 in and 16 in when displaying the thermal test results. It showed that the 14 in was cooler compared to the 16 in but in reality, it was the complete opposite!

Would have been nice to see a 500 RAW to Jpeg exports from LR instead of 50...Friendly greetings

Intel cpus in macs: overheating
Apple: ditches them
Apple cpus in macs: overheating
Apple: visible confusion

I purchuased a 14 inch m3 max 16/40. Will i regret it? Is the m3 pro way better for the 14 inch?

You should watch this -MacBook Pro M3 (14 & 16): You're Being Misled. by (Just Josh)

Thanks for helping me decide which macbook to purchase. Just ordered the16inch M-3 Max. But only the base max with 1tb

The FCPX playback test of the 8K footage was worth the price of admission alone to this vid. I've been asking other YT's to show this. That 8K Canon footage is one of the toughest codecs out there for machines. Imagine spending as much as the 14" M3 MacBook Max costs and seeing that stuttering on playback! Totally unacceptable. I would've liked to have known whether it was playing back at "Better Quality" and what the frame rate was as well.

M3 max with GeForce now for gaming. I’m getting one!

can you please compare m3 max vs m3 max binned vs m3 pro vs m3 16gb(24gb)? would be good to see the difference in fan noise and temperature results along with battery life. Thanks

If you are going $3k+, you might as well get a Windows Laptop

I'd love to see a fully spec'ed out 14" M3 Max vs the base M3 Max Mac Studio when it comes out. The best of thermals vs power!

I’d like to see a thermal/fan/noise test between a 16” M3 Max 14cpu/30GPU vs a 16” M3 Max 16cpu/40gpu. I’m hoping the 16” 14/30 runs quiet for complex audio production projects with Logic Pro. I’m looking for the fastest quiet MBP (with the least amount of GPU overkill 😊). A friend says he’s never heard the fan on his M1 Max used for audio production. I’m hoping the 16” 14/30 M3 Max can do the same, but with even more power. Thanks for your videos!

How much RAM and SSD is required to prevent the fans from spinning on a 16" M3/M2 MBP when building an Xcode project? No one seems to have this info.

how about the 30 gpu e 14 cpu?

Would you guys compare the new Snapdragon X Elite chips to the new m3 chips. How will both these chips compare to the upcoming Intel and IBM chips and if everyone abandons the X86 what will happen to gaming.

Sound check sounded nearly identical but I guess it’s hard to feel the bass from a YT video.

@MaxTechOfficial I would be REALLY interested in an in-depth and real-world comparison of the M3 Max 14 core (binned) and 16 core (unbinned) versions. Especially when it comes to heat and noise production :-)

You forgot the most important thing when making a decision.. the price. The price difference between the base model 14 and 16 inch M3 here in Australia is $1600! Which is just crazy!

Uhh I can think of 300 good reasons to buy the 14" over the 16"... no mention of the massive price difference? There's an 11% price difference between the two, for anyone who cares. Depending on the workload, you might actually get better 'bang for your buck' from the 14".

Your M1 MAX Logic Pro benchmark score is incorrect, M1 MAX gets 190 tracks easily, you must have been running it in Rosetta.

Great video but as someone who isn’t tech intelligent I just need to know if it can run battlefield 2042 with no problems

Still rocking a early 2011 15"
MacBook Pro and still hasn't died!
Thinking of upgrading to a M3 16"
MacBook Pro but not sure what to get but really want to future proof it. Should I get the Max 48 or 64 core

16 inch M3 Pro with 36GB URAM

You guys need to double check your charts I have noticed them labeled backwards in the last 3 Mac videos. You don't want some crazed tech channel making a video about it. I know its a fast paced shooting cycle after a new Mac release, but triple check those charts. 📊📉📉

Battery Life, you say at the end that the battery on the 16 inch has 42% left and the 14 inch only has 22% left after the same tests on both macbooks but the battery on the 14 inch is 37% smaller, surely you need to calculate this properly guys based on power in Watts used NOT percentage surely as I believe the same amount of watts are used with 1 watt, with the 14 inch using 1 less watt? JUST A THOUGHT

I don’t know if there are any mistakes you made. I tested on my 14 m3 max unit. Cinebench 2024 is around at 1580, event hits at 1605. And 71 seconds Xcode compilation. Merely no noticeable performance between 16inch, but at cost of noise and battery life

When we will get the 15 inch MacBook pro ?

There has to be some kind of lightweight portable laptop risers that can help reduce heat when you’re out in the field? Surely even placing some lego blocks wrapped in silicone (or blu-tac!) underneath would lift it and keep it from sliding. If you really want the 14” but occasionally need the 16” performance, just lifting the laptop and finding a desk fan or even a USB powered Noctua fan could work? 😅

Wow, that was a useful test! Going with the 16.

Do you guys buy these machines and then return them after performing these tests? That would make sense rather than trying to sell them or sitting on them….. please ANSWER!!!!

I think 14 inch model should come with m3 max binned version

Most people purchasing the 14 inch wont hear that fan speed though. 16 inch still a better deal, that screen is so d*mn gorgeous ❤️

If you are a gamer, you should probably get a Macbook M3 Pro version with less GPU core, and use saved money to buy a Windows Gaming Laptop. Which will also be better in terms of graphical performance for rendering tasks

how about throwing a thermal pad on the CPU and heat sink under the hood? will it help reducing the heat?

The M3 Max MacBook Pro is magical, but it lacks, for example, a small progress -> Thunderbolt 5.

BUT WHAIT A MINUTE... THE 14 INCH IS THROTTLING AGAIN!

I thought they are same 14" vs 16" M3 Max MacBook Pro, why

Oh no! I'm a dev and just got notification my 14" M3 max with 128GB RAM 8TB storage shipped. I should return it immediately, right?

Kidding.. benchmarks not particularly real world for me. Went with the M3 max for extra memory, and 14" for portability. I have a 16" M2 Pro for work and it's great but a bit unwieldy for me unless it's on a stand plugged into an external monitor.

I'll be coding, bunch of IDEs, running containers and VMs for dev and pen testing. Extra RAM will be useful and hoping the M3 max will be good for short bursts without throttling. Can't see myself really pegging the CPU a whole lot.