Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2022
Nov 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 GPU
Radeon Graphics
Series
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Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Transistor Count
20 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
15 W
120 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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162 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
Foundry
—
TSMC
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.4 GHz
5.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
8
Total Thread Count
8
16
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
47
L3 Cache
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96 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
24 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 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
1398 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
1024
128
Texture Units
64
8
Raster Operation Units
32
4
Execution Units
128
2
Power Consumption
15 W
15
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
2,694
3,316
Geekbench 6
10,130
18,343
Cinebench R23
—
2,072
Cinebench R23
—
23,349
Cinebench 2024
—
132
Cinebench 2024
—
1,321
Blender
—
344
Cinebench 2026
—
5,617
Cinebench 2026
—
538
Passmark CPU
—
4,435
Passmark CPU
—
40,072
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.