Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 outperforms Apple M4 (10 cores) by a substantial 32% 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 | 284 | 198 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 50.59 | 48.47 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Halo (2025) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (less than a year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 24 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 64 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 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 | FP11 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 55 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen AI Max PRO 390. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen AI Max PRO 390. 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 | Apple M4 10-core GPU | AMD Radeon 8050S |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen AI Max PRO 390.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.14 | 27.85 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 12 |
| Threads | 10 | 24 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 55 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 37.5% lower power consumption.
Ryzen AI Max PRO 390, on the other hand, has a 31.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 months, and 20% more physical cores and 140% more threads.
The AMD Ryzen AI Max PRO 390 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M4 (10 cores) in performance tests.
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