Apple M1 vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Nov 2020
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Icestorm and Firestorm
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 GPU
Radeon Graphics
Processor Number
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9950X3D2
Package
Transistor Count
16 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
14 W
200 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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270 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
8
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.3 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
5.6 GHz
Total Core Count
8
16
Total Thread Count
8
32
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
12 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
Multiplier
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43
L3 Cache
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192 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR4X-4266
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
16 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
68.25 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1278 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
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28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,513
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Cinebench R23
7,782
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Geekbench 6
2,231
3,551
Geekbench 5
1,757
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Geekbench 6
8,035
24,343
Geekbench 5
7,742
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Cinebench 2024
113
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Cinebench 2024
509
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Blender
130
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Passmark CPU
3,717
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Passmark CPU
14,218
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▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.