Ryzen 9 6980HX vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 6980HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 179 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | AMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 4 January 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 208 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 6980HX 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 |
| Socket | no data | FP7/FP7r2 |
| 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 6980HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 6980HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 6980HX. 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 Compare | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 680M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 6980HX.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 4 January 2022 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 45 Watt |
Apple M3 Max 16-Core has an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 9 6980HX, on the other hand, has 73.3% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 6980HX. We've got no test results to judge.
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