Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs Ryzen 9 7945HX

Place in the ranking	111	226
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M3
Power efficiency	59.23	27.88
Architecture codename	Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	4 January 2023 (1 year ago)	30 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 7945HX and M3 Max 14-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)	14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads	32	14
Base clock speed	2.5 GHz	2.748 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.4 GHz	4.06 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	no data
L3 cache	64 MB (shared)	no data
Chip lithography	CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm	3 nm
Die size	2x 71 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	13,140 million	92000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 7945HX and M3 Max 14-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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1	no data
Socket	FL1	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	55 Watt	78 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and M3 Max 14-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	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and M3 Max 14-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and M3 Max 14-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
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AMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and M3 Max 14-Core.

PCIe version	5.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	28	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 7945HX 34.42
+49.8%

Apple M3 Max 14-Core 22.98

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 7945HX 54668
+49.8%

Apple M3 Max 14-Core 36505