Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 3600XT
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jul 2020
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Zen 2 (Matisse)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
No
Package
Transistor Count
92 billions
3.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
56 W
95 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
—
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
—
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Multiplier
40
36x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
32 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
—
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
60
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
16
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,950
1,323
Cinebench R23
24,002
9,812
Geekbench 6
3,227
1,767
Geekbench 6
21,164
7,554
Cinebench 2024
142
—
Cinebench 2024
1,683
—
Blender
415
146
Passmark CPU
4,790
2,740
Passmark CPU
41,188
18,504
Geekbench 5
—
1,339
Geekbench 5
—
7,577
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.