Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Ryzen 9 7900

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7900 and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking133not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation65.60no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
Seriesno dataApple M4
Power efficiency44.74no data
Architecture codenameRaphael (Zen4) (2022−2023)no data
Release date14 January 2023 (1 year ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$429no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7900 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads248
Base clock speed3.7 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.4 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache1 MB (per core)no data
L3 cache64 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography5 nm3 nm
Die size2x 71 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)47 °Cno data
Number of transistors13,140 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7900 and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM5no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475Vno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Apple M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5-5200no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)Apple M4 8-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7900 and Apple M4 (8 cores).

PCIe version5.0no data
PCI Express lanes24no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 14 January 2023 28 October 2024
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 24 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 5 Watt

Ryzen 9 7900 has 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.

Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7900 and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.


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