Product Compare
Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2023 | Oct 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Amd |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv8 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M3 | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core) | Radeon Graphics |
| Generation | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | |
| Series | Ryzen 9000 Series | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 92 billions | |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | AM5 |
| Power Consumption | 56 W | 120 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| Foundry | TSMC | |
| I/O Process Size | 6 nm | |
| Package | FC-LGA1718 | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 12 | 12 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 3.8 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.05 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 4 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 2.75 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 2.57 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 16 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 16 | 12 |
| Multiplier | 40 | 38 |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 80 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 32 MB shared | 1 MB per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 102 MB shared | |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5-6400 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Max Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Base Frequency | 500 MHz | |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 1600 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shader Units | 5120 | |
| Texture Units | 320 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 160 | |
| Execution Units | 640 | 2 |
| Power Consumption | 60 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Lanes | 28 | |