Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Jun 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Radeon Graphics
Generation
-
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Series
-
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Transistor Count
67 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
30 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Foundry
-
TSMC
I/O Process Size
-
6 nm
Package
-
FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
Multiplier
35x
39
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
32 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
96 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
4864
-
Texture Units
304
-
Raster Operation Units
152
-
Execution Units
608
2
Power Consumption
70 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,651
2,119
Cinebench R23
14,852
16,284
Geekbench 6
2,696
3,331
Geekbench 5
2,004
-
Geekbench 6
14,905
15,031
Geekbench 5
15,030
-
Cinebench 2024
121
130
Cinebench 2024
1,050
913
Blender
255
-
Passmark CPU
4,149
4,571
Passmark CPU
26,232
29,828
Cinebench 2026
-
4,122