Apple M2 vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	178	861
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	16.61	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	14 November 2019 (4 years ago)	10 June 2022 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data
Current price	$1108 (1.4x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M2 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	32	8
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.48 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	no data
Number of transistors	19,200 million	20000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M2 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	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

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 9 3950X outperforms Apple M2 by 204% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	25.07	8.24
Recency	14 November 2019	10 June 2022
Physical cores	16	8
Threads	32	8
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	20 Watt

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