Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen AI 9 HX 370

Place in the ranking	223	377
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Strix Point (2024)	no data
Release date	July 2024 (recently)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	24	12
Base clock speed	2 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	80 KB (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	24 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FP8	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Apple M2 Max. 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 AI 9 HX 370 and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 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 890M

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Apple M2 Max.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	16	no data

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 AI 9 HX 370 23.31
+35.2%

Apple M2 Max 17.24

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 AI 9 HX 370 35938
+35.2%

Apple M2 Max 26582

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	23.31	17.24
Threads	24	12
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	28 Watt	79 Watt

Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 has a 35.2% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 182.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Max in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.