Apple - M3 Max vs Intel - Core Ultra 7 268V

The M3 Max edges ahead on the Mars Score (50 vs 45), but the 5.0-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the M3 Max if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. The biggest gaps in its favor are l3 cache, cinebench r23 (multi), cores.

Pick the Core Ultra 7 268V if you care most about tdp and boost clock. Its strongest claims are tdp, boost clock.

There are no meaningful ties on the headline specs — every popular-comparison metric has a winner.

Bottom line: the M3 Max is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.