Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Ryzen 9 7940HX

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking111not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)Apple M4
Power efficiency58.71no data
Architecture codenameDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)no data
Release date17 January 2024 (less than a year ago)30 November 2024 (recently)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7940HX 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads3214
Base clock speed2.4 GHzno data
Boost clock speed5.2 GHz4.51 GHz
L1 cache1 MBno data
L2 cache16 MBno data
L3 cache64 MBno data
Chip lithography5 nm3 nm
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors9900 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7940HX 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.

SocketFL1no data
Power consumption (TDP)55 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, 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, SMEno data
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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)Apple M4 32-core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2024 30 November 2024
Physical cores 16 14
Threads 32 14
Chip lithography 5 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 55 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 9 7940HX has 14.3% more physical cores and 128.6% more threads, and 45.5% lower power consumption.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 10 months, and a 66.7% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 9 7940HX and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.


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