Ryzen 9 6900HS 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
+88.8%
Ryzen 9 6900HS
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
14.85

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Ryzen 9 6900HS by an impressive 89% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 6900HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking165477
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency29.3339.94
Architecture codenameno dataRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1616
Base clock speedno data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 6900HS 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 dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 6900HS. 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 M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 6900HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 6900HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 40-core GPUAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 6900HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 M4 Max (16 cores) 28.04
+88.8%
Ryzen 9 6900HS 14.85

CrossMark Overall

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 2255
+47.7%
Ryzen 9 6900HS 1527

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) 353
+78.8%
Ryzen 9 6900HS 197

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 28.04 14.85
Physical cores 16 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 90 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 88.8% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 9 6900HS, on the other hand, has 157.1% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 6900HS in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 9 6900HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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