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Apple M3 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

73 out of 100
Apple M3 Pro
VS
71 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
Apple M3 Pro
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

We compared two 12-core CPUs: the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 Pro (laptop) against the 4.7 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7900X (desktop). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
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
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7900X and Pro
Advantages of Apple M3 Pro
  • More powerful Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) integrated graphics: 6.4 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 5 nanometers
  • Newer - released 1 year and 2 months later
  • 10% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3163 vs 2873 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M3 Pro
vs
Ryzen 9 7900X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
M3 Pro +21%
143
Ryzen 9 7900X
118
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M3 Pro
1059
Ryzen 9 7900X +44%
1522
Cinebench Scores (141st and 65th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
M3 Pro +10%
3163
Ryzen 9 7900X
2873
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M3 Pro
15512
Ryzen 9 7900X +18%
18246
File compression 1560 MB/sec 1810 MB/sec
Clang compilation 132.6 Klines/sec 175.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 382.9 pages/sec 360.8 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 393.2 Mpixels/sec 535.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301 pages/sec 299.8 pages/sec
Background blur 61.4 images/sec 52.2 images/sec
Photo processing 144.1 images/sec 121.8 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 39.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 991 & 1096 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M3 Pro
4247
Ryzen 9 7900X
4226
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M3 Pro
24046
Ryzen 9 7900X +113%
51226
Integer math 55.9 GOps/sec 168.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 64.8 GOps/sec 103.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 240M Primes/sec 389M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.2M Strings/sec 74.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.4 GBytes/sec 37.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 288.5 MBytes/sec 629.8 MBytes/sec
Physics 2060 Frames/sec 3046 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.1B Matrices/sec 47.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1204 & 9482 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M3 Pro
228.7
Ryzen 9 7900X +84%
420.06

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 35.3 PPW 9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 517.1 PPW 107.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 801.5 PPW 301.3 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.62 PPW 2.47 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (Kirich)Geekbench 6 CPU3198 / 14601
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (Kirich)Cinebench 2024150 / 946
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AMD Ryzen 9 7900X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-03 (afroman420IU)Cinebench 2024110 / 1302
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-11 (JDM)Cinebench 2024134 / 1165
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-27 (Avvy)Geekbench 6 CPU3320 / 14480
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-20 (Kev)Cinebench 2024120 / 1541
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-18 (NotHere3573)Cinebench 2024119 / 1550
Add View all (21)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M3 Pro and AMD Ryzen 9 7900X

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2023 September 29, 2022
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Zen 4 (Raphael)
Integrated GPU Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 13900K
Successor - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) - AMD Ryzen 9 9900X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#21st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 12
P-Threads 6 24
Base Frequency (P) 4.05 GHz 4.7 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.6 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 6 -
E-Threads 6 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.75 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 12 24
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 40x 47x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors 37 billions 13.14 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 30 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 230 W
Socket Apple M-Socket AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#39th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1380 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 2304 128
TMUs 144 8
ROPs 72 4
Execution Units 288 2
TGP 30 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
M3 Pro +967%
6.4 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7900X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 36 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 12 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s -
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 9 7900X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes - 28

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Comments

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