Apple M3 Max vs AMD EPYC 8225P
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
May 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv8
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Core Architecture
Apple M3
Sorano
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
N/A
Generation
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EPYC (Zen 5 (Sorano))
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
33.26 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AMD Socket SP6
Power Consumption
56 W
160 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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4x70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
Package
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FC-LGA4844
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
-
Performance Core Threads
12
-
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
2.95 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
24
Total Thread Count
16
48
Multiplier
40
29.5
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
128 MB
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
8
6
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
307.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
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Shader Units
5120
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Texture Units
320
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Raster Operation Units
160
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Execution Units
640
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Power Consumption
60
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
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Cinebench R23
24,002
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Geekbench 6
3,227
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Geekbench 6
21,164
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Cinebench 2024
142
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Cinebench 2024
1,683
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Blender
415
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Passmark CPU
4,790
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Passmark CPU
41,188
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