Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen 5 8600G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 8600G and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	374	456
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	25.47	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Phoenix	no data
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$512	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 8600G 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	4.3 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	5 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Die size	178 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	25,000 million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 8600G 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card Compare

AMD Radeon 760M

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 8600G and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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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.

Ryzen 5 8600G outperforms Apple M2 Max by 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	16.38	14.71
Recency	8 January 2024	17 January 2023
Physical cores	6	12
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	79 Watt

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