Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Ryzen 9 5900H
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 5900H and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 589 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 27.07 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022) | no data |
| Release date | 7 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 30 November 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 5900H 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 5900H 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.
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 80 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900H 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 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000) | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 7 January 2021 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | 80 Watt |
Ryzen 9 5900H has 14.3% more threads, and 77.8% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 3 years, 75% more physical cores, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 5900H and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
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