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Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

93 out of 100
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
VS
79 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

We compared two 16-core CPUs: the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Max (16-Core) (laptop) against the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (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 7950X and (16-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
  • More powerful Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.2 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Around 462.8 GB/s (556%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Newer - released 2 years and 3 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 5 nanometers
  • 30% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3986 vs 3068 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5200 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 Max (16-Core)
vs
Ryzen 9 7950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 679
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6324 8943
Cinebench Scores (23rd and 18th 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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M4 Max (16-Core) +22%
26190
Ryzen 9 7950X
21401
File compression 2680 MB/sec 1960 MB/sec
Clang compilation 219.7 Klines/sec 211.3 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 699.3 pages/sec 414.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 771.1 Mpixels/sec 540.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 381.1 pages/sec 304.8 pages/sec
Background blur 92.2 images/sec 78.9 images/sec
Photo processing 236.2 images/sec 148.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.1 Mpixels/sec 46.1 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 1055 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M4 Max (16-Core)
43904
Ryzen 9 7950X +42%
62139
Integer math 98.9 GOps/sec 224.2 GOps/sec
Floating point math 101.4 GOps/sec 137.4 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 627M Primes/sec 333M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.5M Strings/sec 98.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27 GBytes/sec 49.1 GBytes/sec
Data compression 572.9 MBytes/sec 831.2 MBytes/sec
Physics 6614 Frames/sec 3073 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 30.3B Matrices/sec 61.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 566 & 8748 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M4 Max (16-Core)
475.2
Ryzen 9 7950X +21%
576.1

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 29.2 PPW 12.2 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 374.1 PPW 125.9 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 627.2 PPW 365.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.79 PPW 3.39 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 M4 Max (16-Core)
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-20 (Rahul)Cinebench 2024177 / 1954
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-10 (thomas)Geekbench 6 CPU4094 / 26275
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-02 (BigJake)Cinebench 2024178 / 2001
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-17 (MM)Cinebench 2024173 / 1928
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-12 (Jason C)Cinebench 2024177 / 2004
Add View all (5)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 (Leandro Irgang)Cinebench 2026679 / 8943
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-25 (VikTOR)Cinebench 2024125 / 2213
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-07 (Gerard)Cinebench 2026627 / 8337
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-17 (RipePipe)Cinebench 2024118 / 1956
πŸ“˜ 2024-11-28 (Mirage_Tahmid)Cinebench 2024118 / 1966
Add View all (10)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 Max (16-Core) and AMD Ryzen 9 7950X

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2024 August 29, 2022
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M4 Zen 4 (Raphael)
Model number T6041 -
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 13900K
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 16
P-Threads 12 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.51 GHz 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.7 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.59 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 45x 45x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors - 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 70 W 170 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 230 W
Socket Apple M-Socket AM5
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 95Β°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#18th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1578 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 5120 128
TMUs 320 8
ROPs 160 4
Execution Units 640 2
TGP 50 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
M4 Max (16-Core) +2600%
16.2 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 7950X
0.6 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon Graphics iGPU (Ryzen 7000) compared to Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 546 GB/s 83.2 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 9 7950X official page
PCI Express Version - 5.0
PCI Express Lanes - 28

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Total votes: 11

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Comments

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