Apple M2 vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 outperforms M2 by a whopping 109% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 421 | 1052 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 9 | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 11.59 | 18.00 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Zen 2 (2019−2020) | no data |
| Release date | 30 September 2019 (6 years ago) | 10 June 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and M2: 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.1 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.3 GHz | 3.48 GHz |
| L1 cache | 768 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and 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 | Socket AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 20 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and M2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and M2 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 and M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | - | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.85 | 8.53 |
| Recency | 30 September 2019 | 10 June 2022 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 24 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 20 Watt |
Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 has a 109% higher aggregate performance score, and 50% more physical cores and 200% more threads.
Apple M2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 225% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 9 PRO 3900 is a desktop processor while Apple M2 is a notebook one.
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