Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Apr 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Zen+
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
4.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
12 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
56 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
-
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Multiplier
40
36x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
16 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
43.71 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
-
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
-
Shader Units
5120
-
Texture Units
320
-
Raster Operation Units
160
-
Execution Units
640
-
Power Consumption
60
-
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,088
Cinebench R23
24,002
7,506
Geekbench 6
3,227
1,164
Geekbench 6
21,164
5,236
Cinebench 2024
142
-
Cinebench 2024
1,683
-
Blender
415
-
Passmark CPU
4,790
2,370
Passmark CPU
41,188
13,981
Geekbench 5
-
1,048
Geekbench 5
-
5,787