Ryzen 9 5900H vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Ryzen 9 5900H by an impressive 64% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 5900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 224 | 531 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 5900H 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) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 5900H 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 | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 5900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.83 | 13.29 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 7 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 45 Watt |
The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900H in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 5900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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