Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Apr 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
Radeon 610M
Generation
—
Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FL1
Power Consumption
70 W
55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
—
13.14 billions
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
75 W
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
—
2x71 mm²
I/O Process Size
—
6 nm
I/O Die Size
—
122 mm²
Package
—
µFC-BGAFL1
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
16
Performance Core Threads
12
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
2.5 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
24
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 K per core
L2 Cache
—
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
64 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s
—
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
62
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,281
2,001
Cinebench R23
27,392
34,973
Geekbench 6
3,984
2,766
Geekbench 6
26,185
16,747
Cinebench 2024
187
113
Cinebench 2024
2,045
1,719
Passmark CPU
4,534
4,035
Passmark CPU
43,708
55,980
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.