Apple M3 Max 16-Core vs Ryzen 9 7940HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7940HX outperforms Apple M3 Max 16-Core by a substantial 31% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M3 Max 16-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 113 | 188 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045) | Apple M3 |
| Power efficiency | 58.16 | 31.29 |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | no data |
| Release date | 17 January 2024 (less than a year ago) | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M3 Max 16-Core 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.4 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.2 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | 92000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M3 Max 16-Core 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 | FL1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 78 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M3 Max 16-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M3 Max 16-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M | Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU |
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 34.45 | 26.30 |
| Recency | 17 January 2024 | 30 October 2023 |
| Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 78 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7940HX has a 31% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 months, 100% more threads, and 41.8% lower power consumption.
Apple M3 Max 16-Core, on the other hand, has a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.
The Ryzen 9 7940HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M3 Max 16-Core in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M3 Max 16-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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