Ryzen 5 2600H vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
28.04
+456%
Ryzen 5 2600H
2018
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
5.04

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 2600H by a whopping 456% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 2600H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1651222
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency29.3331.63
Architecture codenameno dataRaven Ridge (2017−2018)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)30 May 2018 (6 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 2600H 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.6 GHz
Multiplierno data32
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4950 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 2600H 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataFP5
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 2600H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 2600H are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 2600H. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 2600H.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.04 5.04
Recency 30 October 2024 30 May 2018
Physical cores 16 4
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 456.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 2600H, on the other hand, has 500% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 2600H in performance tests.


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