FX-9830P vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
27.97
+1232%
FX-9830P
2016
4 cores / 4 threads, 35 Watt
2.10

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms FX-9830P by a whopping 1232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and FX-9830P processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1681879
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4AMD Bristol Ridge
Power efficiency29.415.68
Architecture codenameno dataBristol Ridge (2016−2019)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)31 May 2016 (8 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and FX-9830P 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads164
Base clock speedno data3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data320 KB
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per module)
Chip lithography3 nm28 nm
Die sizeno data250 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data90 °C
Number of transistorsno data3,100 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and FX-9830P 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP4
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and FX-9830P. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and FX-9830P are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and FX-9830P. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR3, DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUAMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) ( - 900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and FX-9830P.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data8

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 2.10
Recency 30 October 2024 31 May 2016
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 28 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 1231.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 8 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, and a 833.3% more advanced lithography process.

FX-9830P, on the other hand, has 157.1% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the FX-9830P in performance tests.


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