Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

Place in the ranking	113	386
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	58.22	20.09
Architecture codename	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX 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	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	2.4 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	1 MB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	16 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	9900 Million	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX 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.

Socket	FL1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610M

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. 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 7940HX 33.98
+102%

Apple M2 Max 16.84

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.

Ryzen 9 7940HX 53782
+102%

Apple M2 Max 26649

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	33.98	16.84
Recency	17 January 2024	17 January 2023
Physical cores	16	12
Threads	32	12
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	79 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 101.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads, and 43.6% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Max in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.