Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Place in performance ranking	224	307
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M3	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Architecture codename	no data	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Release date	30 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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	4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.06 GHz	5.2 GHz
L1 cache	no data	512 KB
L2 cache	no data	8 MB
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	92000 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	No	No

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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	FP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	35 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU

AMD Radeon 780M

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 21.83
+19.9%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 18.21

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS by 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 3264
+38.3%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS by 38% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 271

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+1.5%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Apple M3 Max 16-Core by 1% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.83	18.21
Recency	30 October 2023	13 June 2023
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	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	35 Watt