Apple M1 Max vs Ryzen 3 5400U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
7.13

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 3 5400U by an impressive 65% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking924613
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3)no data
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Current priceno data$8.99

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M1 Max basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores4 (Quad-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads810
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)2.9 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M1 Max compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M1 Max.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Ryzen 3 5400U 7.13
Apple M1 Max 11.75
+64.8%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 3 5400U by 65% based on our aggregated benchmark results.


Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 3 5400U 11029
Apple M1 Max 22031
+99.8%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 3 5400U by 100% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 7.13 11.75
Recency 12 January 2021 18 October 2021
Physical cores 4 10
Threads 8 10
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5400U in performance tests.


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