Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
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We compared two CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Max (laptop) with 10-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X (desktop) with 24-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
- Around 307.2 GB/s (300%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 60% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2431 vs 1523 points
- Newer - released 2 years later
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7 nanometers
- Includes an integrated GPU Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR4-3200 RAM
- Has 14 more physical cores
- Unlocked multiplier
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1450 MB/sec | 824.2 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 105.1 Klines/sec | 168.6 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 329.2 pages/sec | 236.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 317 Mpixels/sec | 164.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 249.6 pages/sec | 130.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 42.2 images/sec | 38.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 122.8 images/sec | 80.1 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 14.9 Mpixels/sec | 38 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 46.1 GOps/sec | 198.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 64.5 GOps/sec | 116.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 278M Primes/sec | 416M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 32.7M Strings/sec | 94.6M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 12.2 GBytes/sec | 57.2 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 274.4 MBytes/sec | 894.8 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2833 Frames/sec | 3307 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 12.8B Matrices/sec | 57.8B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.8 PPW | 6.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 253.5 PPW | 40.4 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 443.2 PPW | 195.6 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 3.98 PPW | 1.95 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M1 Max
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2025-07-04 (Daniel) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 2459 / 13052 |
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M1 Max and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960XGeneral
| Vendor | Apple | Amd |
| Released | October 18, 2021 | November 25, 2019 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M1 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | No |
| Successor | - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#69th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 8 | 24 |
| P-Threads | 8 | 48 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | - | 4.5 GHz |
| E-Cores | 2 | - |
| E-Threads | 2 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.1 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 24 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 48 |
| Bus Frequency | - | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | - | 38x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 24MB (shared) | 512K (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 128MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 57 billions | 15.2 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 50 W | 280 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | sTRX4 |
| Peak Temperature | - | 95°C |
Laptop processors ranking (#95th place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#80th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) | - |
| GPU Base Clock | 450 MHz | - |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1296 MHz | - |
| Shading Units | 4096 | - |
| TMUs | 256 | - |
| ROPs | 128 | - |
| Execution Units | 512 | - |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5-6400 | - DDR4-3200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 4 | 4 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 102.4 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | - | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X official page |
| PCI Express Version | - | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | - | 64 |
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