Ryzen 9 5900H vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Ryzen 9 5900H by a whopping 117% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 165 | 589 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 29.33 | 27.07 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900H 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900H 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.
| Socket | no data | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M4 40-core GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000) |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 28.04 | 12.94 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 7 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 90 Watt | 45 Watt |
Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 116.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 9 5900H, on the other hand, has 100% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900H in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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