Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen 5 1300

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1300 and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated385
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Power efficiencyno data20.10
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)no data
Release dateno data (2024 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1300 and Apple 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threadsno data12
Base clock speedno data2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.7 GHz
L1 cache128 KB (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache8192 KB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size192 mm2no data
Number of transistors4800 million67000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1300 and Apple 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt79 Watt

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1300 and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1300 and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 4 12
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 79 Watt

Ryzen 5 1300 has 21.5% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has 200% more physical cores, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 1300 and Apple M2 Max. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 5 1300 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Max is a notebook one.


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