Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs Ryzen 9 8945HS
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 8945HS and Apple M3 Max 14-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 283 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M3 |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-HS (Zen 4) | no data |
| Release date | 6 December 2023 (less than a year ago) | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 8945HS 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 1410 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core |
| Base clock speed | 4 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 92000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 8945HS 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP8 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 78 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Apple M3 Max 14-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM, PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, 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 | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Apple M3 Max 14-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Apple M3 Max 14-Core. 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 Compare | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 8945HS and Apple M3 Max 14-Core.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 December 2023 | 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 | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 78 Watt |
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