Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Jan 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Cezanne
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Radeon RX Vega 8
Package
Transistor Count
67 billions
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Manufacturing Process
5 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP6
Power Consumption
30 W
35-54 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
105 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
8
Performance Core Threads
8
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
8
Total Thread Count
12
16
Multiplier
35x
33x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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16 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Max Memory Size
96 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
68.27 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
2100 MHz
Shader Units
4864
512
Texture Units
304
32
Raster Operation Units
152
8
Execution Units
608
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Power Consumption
70 W
15 W
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
3.0
PCIe Lanes
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16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,651
1,481
Cinebench R23
14,852
12,793
Geekbench 6
2,696
1,993
Geekbench 5
2,004
1,511
Geekbench 6
14,905
9,310
Geekbench 5
15,030
8,303
Cinebench 2024
121
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Cinebench 2024
1,050
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Blender
255
214
Passmark CPU
4,149
3,183
Passmark CPU
26,232
22,772
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.