Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Zen 4 (Raphael)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
13.1 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
56 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
90 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
12
Performance Core Threads
12
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.7 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.4 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
12
Total Thread Count
16
24
Multiplier
40
37x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
64 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
83.2 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 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
2,034
Cinebench R23
24,002
29,358
Geekbench 6
3,227
2,946
Geekbench 6
21,164
17,413
Cinebench 2024
142
111
Cinebench 2024
1,683
1,525
Blender
415
463
Passmark CPU
4,790
4,149
Passmark CPU
41,188
48,837
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.