Ryzen 9 9955HX3D vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D outperforms Apple M3 Max 16-Core by an impressive 62% 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 | 228 | 69 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) |
| Power efficiency | 31.60 | 72.42 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Fire Range-HX (Zen 5) (2025) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 5.4 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 1.3 MB |
| L2 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 128 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | no data |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 9955HX3D 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.
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 55 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 610M ( - 2200 MHz) |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 25.70 | 41.53 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 6 January 2025 |
| Threads | 16 | 32 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 55 Watt |
Ryzen 9 9955HX3D has a 61.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more threads, and 41.8% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M3 Max 16-Core in performance tests.
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