Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen 9 5900H
Aggregate performance score
Apple M2 Max outperforms Ryzen 9 5900H by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900H and M2 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 618 | 410 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 27.11 | 20.10 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) | no data |
| Release date | 7 January 2021 (4 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900H and 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 | 3.3 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 67000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900H and 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.
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 79 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H and M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) and Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000) | Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 12.81 | 16.67 |
| Recency | 7 January 2021 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 79 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900H has 33.3% more threads, and 75.6% lower power consumption.
Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 30.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
The M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900H in performance tests.
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