AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D vs Apple M3 Pro
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2025
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Amd
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Apple M3
Processor Number
9950X3D
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Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Package
Transistor Count
16.6 billions
37 billions
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM5
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
170 W
30 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
230 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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I/O Die Size
122 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.7 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
12
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
43
40
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
128 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Efficiency Cores
—
6
Efficiency Core Threads
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6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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2.57 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
192 GB
36 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
3
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
153.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
1600 MHz
Shader Units
128
2304
Texture Units
8
144
Raster Operation Units
4
72
Execution Units
2
288
Power Consumption
15
30
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
28
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,240
1,978
Cinebench R23
42,369
15,098
Geekbench 6
3,473
3,160
Geekbench 6
22,539
15,083
Cinebench 2024
142
143
Cinebench 2024
2,448
1,058
Blender
808
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Passmark CPU
4,731
4,401
Passmark CPU
70,009
25,201
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.