Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M1 Max, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2. 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 | 46.4 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 64.7 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 279 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 32.9 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 12.3 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 275.4 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 2817 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 124 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 1450 MB/s | 2030 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 105.1 KLines/s | 240.9 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 329.2 pages/s | 460.9 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 317 MP/sec | 570.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 249.6 pages/s | 361 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 42.2 frames/s | 90.2 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 122.8 frames/s | 160.1 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 14.9 MP/sec | 56.9 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 253.5 PPW | 121.7 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 442.8 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 15.8 PPW | 13 PPW |
| Blender / W | 3.98 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | AMD |
| Announced | October, 18, 2021 | March, 26, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M1 | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | n/a | 9950X3D2 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | Radeon Graphics |
Processor
| Cores | 8 | 16 |
| Threads | 8 | 32 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.6 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | n/a |
| Threads | 2 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 10 | 16 |
| Threads count | 10 | 32 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | n/a | 43x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 24 KB/core | 1000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 192 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 57 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 50 W | 200 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 270 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | AM5 |
| Critical temp. | n/a | 95 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 409.6 GB | 89.6 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 28 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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