Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Jul 2020
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Zen 2 (Matisse)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
No
Package
Transistor Count
67 billions
3.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
30 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
8
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.8 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
12
24
Multiplier
35x
38x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
64 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
96 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
-
Shader Units
4864
-
Texture Units
304
-
Raster Operation Units
152
-
Execution Units
608
-
Power Consumption
70 W
-
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,651
1,350
Cinebench R23
14,852
18,437
Geekbench 6
2,696
1,763
Geekbench 5
2,004
1,311
Geekbench 6
14,905
11,025
Geekbench 5
15,030
12,279
Cinebench 2024
121
-
Cinebench 2024
1,050
-
Blender
255
261
Passmark CPU
4,149
2,769
Passmark CPU
26,232
32,856