Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Nov 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Radeon Graphics
Series
-
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
56 W
120 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
162 W
Foundry
-
TSMC
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
8
Performance Core Threads
12
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.2 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
8
Total Thread Count
16
16
Multiplier
40
47
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
96 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
128 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
500 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
5120
128
Texture Units
320
8
Raster Operation Units
160
4
Execution Units
640
2
Power Consumption
60
15
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
2,072
Cinebench R23
24,002
23,349
Geekbench 6
3,227
3,316
Geekbench 6
21,164
18,343
Cinebench 2024
142
132
Cinebench 2024
1,683
1,321
Blender
415
344
Passmark CPU
4,790
4,435
Passmark CPU
41,188
40,072
Cinebench 2026
-
5,617
Cinebench 2026
-
538