Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1079 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU) | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 39.23 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Renoir PRO (Zen 2) (2020) | no data |
| Release date | 7 May 2020 (4 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| Multiplier | 25 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-4266 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 68.27 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz) | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores).
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 May 2020 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 14 |
| Threads | 8 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 80 Watt |
Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U has 433.3% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 4 years, 250% more physical cores and 75% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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