Apple M3 Ultra vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M3 Ultra, vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X. 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 | n/a | 242.9 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 159.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 345 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 95 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 44.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 901 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 3293 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 719 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 2690 MB/s | 1710 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 319.2 KLines/s | 226 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 819.6 pages/s | 391.9 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 701.5 MP/sec | 586.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 327.5 pages/s | 351.6 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 63.2 frames/s | 84.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 190.9 frames/s | 144.4 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 61.5 MP/sec | 55.7 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 200.9 PPW | 128 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 389.9 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | n/a | 13.5 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 3.52 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | AMD |
| Announced | March, 5, 2025 | June, 3, 2024 |
| Type | PC use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M3 | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | n/a | 9950X |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core) | Radeon Graphics |
Processor
| Cores | 24 | 16 |
| Threads | 24 | 32 |
| Frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.7 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | n/a |
| Threads | 8 | n/a |
| Cores count | 32 | 16 |
| Threads count | 32 | 32 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 45x | 43x |
| L1 cache | n/a | 80 KB/core |
| L2 cache | n/a | 1000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 64 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 184 billion | n/a |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 140 W | 170 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 230 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | AM5 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 95 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max Size | 512 GB | 192 GB |
| Channels | 8 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 819.2 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 28 |
Results
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Survey
Total Votes: 6
