Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Aug 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Zen+
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
9.6 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
12 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
sTR4
Power Consumption
56 W
180 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
68 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.4 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
16
Total Thread Count
16
32
Multiplier
40
35x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
32 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2048 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
4
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
87.42 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
—
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
60
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
60
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,135
Cinebench R23
24,002
18,797
Geekbench 6
3,227
1,221
Geekbench 6
21,164
9,103
Cinebench 2024
142
—
Cinebench 2024
1,683
—
Blender
415
—
Passmark CPU
4,790
2,456
Passmark CPU
41,188
29,227
Geekbench 5
—
1,128
Geekbench 5
—
12,093
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.