Apple M4 (8-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 (8-Core), vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900X. 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 | 99.7 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | n/a | 58.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | n/a | 214 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | n/a | 48.4 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | n/a | 28.6 GB/s |
| Data Compression | n/a | 449.1 MB/s |
| Physics | n/a | 1800 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | n/a | 292 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | n/a | 872.1 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | n/a | 104.4 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | n/a | 209.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | n/a | 299.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | n/a | 144.4 pages/s |
| Background Blur | n/a | 41.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | n/a | 75.2 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | n/a | 24.4 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 683.5 PPW | 99.7 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | n/a | 310.2 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 45.6 PPW | 9.4 PPW |
| Blender / W | n/a | 2.66 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | AMD |
| Announced | October, 29, 2024 | July, 7, 2019 |
| Type | Laptop use | PC use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | n/a |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 GPU (8-core) | No |
Processor
| Cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 24 |
| Frequency | 4.41 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.59 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 8 | 12 |
| Threads count | 8 | 24 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 44x | 38x |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 512 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 64 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistor count | 28 billion | 3.8 billion |
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 20 W | 105 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | AM4 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 95 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-7500 | DDR4-3200 |
| Max Size | 32 GB | 128 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | Yes |
| Max memory bandwidth | 120 GB | 47.68 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 4.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 16 |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 (8-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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