Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Radeon Graphics
Processor Number
-
9950X3D2
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
70 W
200 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
270 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
-
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
16
32
Multiplier
45
43
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L1 Cache
-
80 K per core
L2 Cache
-
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
-
192 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 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
1800 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
5120
128
Texture Units
320
8
Raster Operation Units
160
4
Execution Units
640
2
Power Consumption
62
15
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,281
-
Cinebench R23
27,392
-
Geekbench 6
3,984
3,551
Geekbench 6
26,185
24,343
Cinebench 2024
187
-
Cinebench 2024
2,045
-
Passmark CPU
4,534
-
Passmark CPU
43,708
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