Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Apple M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	not rated	378
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Zen+ (2018−2019)	no data
Release date	29 April 2019 (5 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	3.7 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.3 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	37	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	4 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition 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 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	Socket AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2933	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	46.933 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 2700X Gold Edition and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

Pros & cons summary

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Recency	29 April 2019	17 January 2023
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	79 Watt

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