AMD Ryzen 9 9900X vs Apple M3
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 9900X, vs Apple M3. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 181.6 GOps/s | 42.2 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 120.4 GOps/s | 48.6 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 433 M primes/s | 235 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 72.5 M strings/s | 27.6 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 33.5 GB/s | 11.5 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 686.1 MB/s | 228.1 MB/s |
| Physics | 3397 frames/s | 1866 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 554 M matrices/s | 10 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1510 MB/s | 1260 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 191.4 KLines/s | 94.7 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 361.8 pages/s | 264.5 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 534 MP/sec | 313.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 350.5 pages/s | 297 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 82.7 frames/s | 50.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 118.4 frames/s | 114.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 45.5 MP/sec | 12.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 162.9 PPW | 590.8 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 456.8 PPW | 959.4 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 14.5 PPW | 35.6 PPW |
| Blender / W | 3.79 PPW | 8.02 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Apple |
| Announced | June, 3, 2024 | October, 30, 2023 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Apple M3 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics | Apple M3 GPU |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 24 | 4 |
| Frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.6 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | n/a | 4 |
| Threads | n/a | 4 |
| Frequency | n/a | 2.75 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 8 |
| Threads count | 24 | 8 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 44x | 40x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 25 billion |
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 120 W | 20 W |
| Socket | AM5 | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-5600 | LPDDR5-6400 |
| Max Size | 192 GB | 24 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 102.4 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 28 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 9900X the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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