Big question is when would Intel start getting chips from N3B. If its H2 of 2024 then capacity wont be an issue as TSMC should have both N3B/N3E in production and can support anyone who is ready to pay. Obviously Intel is using TSMC for all GFX tiles across all chips and also all non CPU products like Gaudi though Gaudi 3 is just on N5(which is weird in 2024).

Only highest end M3 Max(highest binned 12 p core + 4 ecore) while M2 Max has 8+4. But you have to pay lot more to get the M3 Max laptops. I would wait for independent benchmarks across applications to see actual improvements.

I hope its more efficient than 8Gen2 on daily tasks so that battery life improvement is also there. I am excited for 2024 flagships with this chipset. With Samsung supposedly using LTPO screens across all sizes next year, we should see efficiency lifts for sure. If only they used better main sensor. I wish there was a phone with LYT900 sensor available stateside next year. As of now only chinese phone(mi 14 ultra being 1st) is expected to use the sensor.