Ryzen 5 3600X vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Ryzen 5 3600X by an impressive 85% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 3600X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 224 | 618 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 31.17 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple M3 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Matisse (2019−2020) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 7 July 2019 (4 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $249 |
| Current price | no data | $190 (0.8x MSRP) |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 3600X 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 96K (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | 4,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 3600X 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 configuration | no data | 1 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 95 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 3600X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 3600X are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 3600X. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4 Dual-channel |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | no data | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU | - |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.83 | 11.77 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 7 July 2019 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 6 |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 95 Watt |
The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3600X in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600X is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 3600X, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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