Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Apple M2 Max

Place in performance ranking	378	276
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple M-Series	no data
Architecture codename	no data	Strix Point (2024)
Release date	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)	July 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 365 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	12	20
Base clock speed	2.424 GHz	2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.7 GHz	5 GHz
L1 cache	3.3 MB	80 KB (per core)
L2 cache	36 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	48 MB	24 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Number of transistors	67000 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 365 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	no data	1
Socket	no data	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	79 Watt	28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 365. 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 Apple M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 365 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 365. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

no data

DDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

AMD Radeon 880M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 365.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	16

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.

Apple M2 Max 17.24

Ryzen AI 9 365 20.36
+18.1%

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.

Apple M2 Max 26579

Ryzen AI 9 365 31399
+18.1%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	17.24	20.36
Physical cores	12	10
Threads	12	20
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	79 Watt	28 Watt

Apple M2 Max has 20% more physical cores.

Ryzen AI 9 365, on the other hand, has a 18.1% higher aggregate performance score, 66.7% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 182.1% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen AI 9 365 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Max in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Max and Ryzen AI 9 365, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.