Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Apple M1 Max
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen Z2 Extreme outperforms M1 Max by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 678 | 608 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M-Series | AMD Strix Halo/Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 300) |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M1 Max and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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 cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.06 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 48 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 57000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M1 Max and Ryzen Z2 Extreme 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.
| Socket | no data | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 MB + 48 MB | 8 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Max and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Max and Ryzen Z2 Extreme. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 890M |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core
Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.54 | 13.68 |
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 8 Watt |
Apple M1 Max has 25% more physical cores.
Ryzen Z2 Extreme, on the other hand, has a 9.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 60% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 250% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 Max and AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme.
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