Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Jan 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Dragon Range
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Radeon 610M
Generation
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Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Package
Transistor Count
67 billions
13.14 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AMD Socket FL1
Power Consumption
30 W
55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
100°C
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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2x71 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
Package
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µFC-BGAFL1
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
16
Performance Core Threads
8
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
16
Total Thread Count
12
32
Multiplier
35x
24.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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5.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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64 MB shared
SMP
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1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
96 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
4864
128
Texture Units
304
8
Raster Operation Units
152
4
Execution Units
608
2
Power Consumption
70 W
15 W
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5
PCIe Lanes
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28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,651
1,864
Cinebench R23
14,852
33,370
Geekbench 6
2,696
2,688
Geekbench 5
2,004
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Geekbench 6
14,905
15,655
Geekbench 5
15,030
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Cinebench 2024
121
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Cinebench 2024
1,050
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Blender
255
575
Passmark CPU
4,149
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Passmark CPU
26,232
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.