Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX

Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Max (16-Core), vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M4 Max (16-Core) and AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2281
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
n/a
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
27399
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
n/a
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
187
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
n/a
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
2044
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
n/a
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
4535
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
2679
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
43718
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
40227
Integer Math98.8 GOps/s132.5 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math101.4 GOps/s78 GOps/s
Prime Number Search622 M primes/s200 M primes/s
Random String Sort64.9 M strings/s63.8 M strings/s
Data Encryption26.9 GB/s38.1 GB/s
Data Compression572.4 MB/s601.7 MB/s
Physics6478 frames/s2495 frames/s
Extended Instructions297 M matrices/s389 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
3986
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
1669
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
26190
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
13635
File Compression2680 MB/s1280 MB/s
Clang Compilation219.7 KLines/s130.6 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser699.3 pages/s343.7 pages/s
PDF Rendering771.1 MP/sec358.9 MP/sec
Text Processing381.1 pages/s132.2 pages/s
Background Blur92.2 frames/s46 frames/s
Photo Processing236.2 frames/s102.7 frames/s
Ray Tracing36.1 MP/sec30 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
n/a
AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro 3955WX
370.59

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 374.1 PPW 48.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 624.5 PPW 143.7 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 29.2 PPW n/a
Blender / W n/a 1.32 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple AMD
Announced October, 30, 2024 July, 14, 2020
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M4 n/a
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 12 16
Threads 12 32
Frequency 4.52 GHz 3.9 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 4.3 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.59 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1616
Threads count1632
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier45x39x
L1 cachen/a96 KB/core
L2 cachen/a512 KB/core
L3 Cachen/a64 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Process tech. 3 nm 7 nm
Power (TDP) 70 W 280 W
Socket Apple M-Socket sWRX8
Critical temp. 100 °C 90 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5X-8533 DDR4-3200
Max Size 128 GB 2048 GB
Channels 8 8
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 546 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version n/a 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 128

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Max (16-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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