Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M3 Max 14-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking461not rated
Place by popularity97not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation38.76no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Apple M3
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)no data
Release date7 July 2019 (4 years ago)30 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data
Current price$212 (0.6x MSRP)no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M3 Max 14-Core 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads161410 x 4.1  GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7  GHz Apple M3 E-Core
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.748 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.06 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache32 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm3 nm
Number of transistors19,200 million92000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M3 Max 14-Core 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt78 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M3 Max 14-Core. 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 7 3700X and Apple M3 Max 14-Core are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M3 Max 14-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 30 October 2023
Physical cores 8 14
Threads 16 1410 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 78 Watt

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M3 Max 14-Core. We've got no test results to judge.

Note that Ryzen 7 3700X is a desktop processor while Apple M3 Max 14-Core is a notebook one.


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