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Apple M4 Max (16-Core) vs AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

93 out of 100
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
VS
73 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.51 GHz Apple M4 Max (16-Core) with 16-cores against the 2.0 GHz AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 with 12-cores. 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 375 and (16-Core)
Advantages of Apple M4 Max (16-Core)
  • More powerful Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 16.2 vs 5.9 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • 34% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3986 vs 2977 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M4 Max (16-Core)
vs
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 6324 -
Cinebench Scores (23rd and 98th 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)
File compression 2680 MB/sec 1270 MB/sec
Clang compilation 219.7 Klines/sec 131.2 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 699.3 pages/sec 304 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 771.1 Mpixels/sec 480.8 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 381.1 pages/sec 316.2 pages/sec
Background blur 92.2 images/sec 74.1 images/sec
Photo processing 236.2 images/sec 135.3 images/sec
Ray tracing 36.1 Mpixels/sec 32.6 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 98.9 GOps/sec 124.4 GOps/sec
Floating point math 101.4 GOps/sec 78.3 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 627M Primes/sec 129M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 64.5M Strings/sec 48.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 27 GBytes/sec 22.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 572.9 MBytes/sec 446.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 6614 Frames/sec 1911 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 30.3B Matrices/sec 32B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 566 & 140 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 29.2 PPW 23.6 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 374.1 PPW 300.7 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 627.2 PPW 654.5 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.79 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-07-20 (Rahul)Cinebench 2024177 / 1954
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-07-10 (thomas)Geekbench 6 CPU4094 / 26275
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-04-02 (BigJake)Cinebench 2024178 / 2001
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-02-17 (MM)Cinebench 2024173 / 1928
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-11-12 (Jason C)Cinebench 2024177 / 2004
Add View all (5)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-31 (DavidchoGamer84)Cinebench 2024121 / 1277
Add View all (1)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M4 Max (16-Core) and AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2024 July 24, 2024
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M4 Zen 5 (Strix Point)
Model number T6041 375
Integrated GPU Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 890M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 14900HX
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-ัore GPU) - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 475
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#27th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 4
P-Threads 12 8
Base Frequency (P) 4.51 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 8
E-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (E) 2.59 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (E) - 3.3 GHz
Total
Total Cores 16 12
Total Threads 16 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 45x 20x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 24MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 70 W 15-54 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FP8
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 100ยฐC
Laptop processors ranking (6th and 39th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core) AMD Radeon 890M
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1578 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 5120 1024
TMUs 320 64
ROPs 160 32
Execution Units 640 16
TGP 50 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
M4 Max (16-Core) +175%
16.2 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI 9 HX 375
5.9 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 890M compared to Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-8533 - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 546 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 375 official page
PCI Express Version - 4.0
PCI Express Lanes - 16

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
39 (78%)
11 (22%)
Total votes: 50

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Comments

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