Ryzen 5 3450U vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Place in the ranking	168	1377
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M4	AMD Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU)
Power efficiency	29.41	26.75
Architecture codename	no data	Picasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	1 May 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 3450U 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)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	no data	2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	no data	2 MB
L3 cache	no data	4 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	12 nm
Maximum core temperature	no data	105 °C
Number of transistors	no data	4500 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 3450U 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	FP5
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 3450U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 3450U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPU

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 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. 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 M4 Max (16 cores) 27.97
+560%

Ryzen 5 3450U 4.24

CrossMark Overall

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 2255
+212%

Ryzen 5 3450U 722

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.97	4.24
Recency	30 October 2024	1 May 2020
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	3 nm	12 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	15 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 559.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 3450U, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3450U in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 3450U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.