Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen 3 5425C
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 5425C and M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 394 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | no data | 20.13 |
| Architecture codename | Barcelo (Zen 3) (2022−2023) | no data |
| Release date | 5 May 2022 (2 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 5425C and M2 Max 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.7 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.1 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 5425C and M2 Max 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 79 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5425C and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5425C and M2 Max are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5425C and M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 1600 MHz) | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5425C and M2 Max.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 8 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 5 May 2022 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 79 Watt |
Ryzen 3 5425C has 426.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 5425C and M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 5425C and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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