Ryzen 7 9700X vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.17
+16.5%
Ryzen 7 9700X
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 65 Watt
23.32

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Ryzen 7 9700X by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 7 9700X processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking180221
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data53.26
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency63.9533.78
Architecture codenameno dataGranite Ridge (2024)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)8 August 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$359

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 7 9700X 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1416
Base clock speedno data3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz5.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data80 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data70.6 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistorsno data8,315 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 7 9700X 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 dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 7 9700X. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataSMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 7 9700X are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 7 9700X. 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 20-core GPUAMD Radeon Graphics

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 7 9700X.

PCIe versionno data5.0
PCI Express lanesno data24

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 Pro (14 cores) 27.17
+16.5%
Ryzen 7 9700X 23.32

CrossMark Overall

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 2155
Ryzen 7 9700X 2174
+0.9%

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 345
Ryzen 7 9700X 346
+0.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) 22527
+34%
Ryzen 7 9700X 16817

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.17 23.32
Recency 30 October 2024 8 August 2024
Physical cores 14 8
Threads 14 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 16.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, 75% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 9700X, on the other hand, has 14.3% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 9700X in performance tests.


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