Apple M1 Max vs Ryzen 9 7940H

Place in the ranking	334	523
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	48.80	no data
Architecture codename	Phoenix (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	January 2023 (1 year ago)	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940H and Apple M1 Max 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)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	10
Base clock speed	4 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.2 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2.9 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	48 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Die size	178 mm²	no data
Number of transistors	25,000 million	57000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940H and Apple M1 Max 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	FP8	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2060 ‑ 3220 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940H and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7940H and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940H and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR5-5600

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780M

Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7940H and Apple M1 Max.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no data

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.

Ryzen 9 7940H 18.73
+29.8%

Apple M1 Max 14.43

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Ryzen 9 7940H 28660
+29.8%

Apple M1 Max 22079

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.73	14.43
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	10
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2060 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940H has a 29.8% higher aggregate performance score, 60% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 5785.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has 25% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 9 7940H is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Max in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940H and Apple M1 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.