Apple M1 Ultra vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2022
Apr 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M1
Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Processor Number
APL1106/APL1W06
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Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Radeon 610M
Generation
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Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Package
Transistor Count
114 billions
13.14 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FL1
Power Consumption
60 W
55 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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75 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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2x71 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
Package
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µFC-BGAFL1
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
16
Performance Core Threads
16
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
2.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
5.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
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Total Core Count
20
16
Total Thread Count
20
32
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
48 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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24
L3 Cache
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64 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
16
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
8192
128
Texture Units
512
8
Raster Operation Units
256
4
Execution Units
1024
2
Power Consumption
120 W
15
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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5.0
PCIe Lanes
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28
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,420
2,709
Geekbench 6
18,680
15,308
Cinebench R23
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1,809
Cinebench R23
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29,610
Cinebench 2024
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112
Cinebench 2024
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1,630
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.