Ryzen 5 7530U vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2023
16 cores / 16 threads, 78 Watt
25.82
+157%
Ryzen 5 7530U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
10.06

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Ryzen 5 7530U by a whopping 157% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 7530U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking189765
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency31.3363.47
Architecture codenameno dataBarcelo-U Refresh (2023)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 7530U 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors92000 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 7530U 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 7530U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 7530U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 7530U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 2000 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 7530U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 M3 Max 16-Core 25.82
+157%
Ryzen 5 7530U 10.06

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 M3 Max 16-Core 41013
+157%
Ryzen 5 7530U 15977

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 3264
+124%
Ryzen 5 7530U 1458

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 271
+17.6%
Ryzen 5 7530U 231

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 22938
+259%
Ryzen 5 7530U 6390

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 2325
+57.2%
Ryzen 5 7530U 1479

WebXPRT 3

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 421
+59.5%
Ryzen 5 7530U 264

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.82 10.06
Recency 30 October 2023 4 January 2023
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 156.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 7530U, on the other hand, has 420% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 7530U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 7530U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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