AMD FX-9800P vs Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)

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AMD FX-9800P CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
AMD FX-9800P Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)

CPU comparison

AMD FX-9800P or Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD FX-9800P has 4 cores with 4 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. Up to 64 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD FX-9800P was released in Q2/2016.

The Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) has 20 cores with 20 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 128 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) was released in Q1/2022.
AMD FX (30) Family Apple M series (23)
AMD FX-9800 (2) CPU group Apple M1 (9)
4 Generation 1
Excavator (Bristol Ridge) Architecture M1
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD FX-9800P has 4 CPU cores and can calculate 4 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD FX-9800P is 2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz) while the Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) has 20 CPU cores and 20 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) is at 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
4 Cores 20
4 Threads 20
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
No Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.70 GHz (3.60 GHz) A-Core 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz)
16x Firestorm
-- B-Core 0.60 GHz (2.06 GHz)
4x Icestorm

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 32 Neural cores @ 22 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The AMD FX-9800P or Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU Apple M1 Ultra (64 Core)
0.76 GHz GPU frequency 0.39 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
6 GPU Generation 1
28 nm Technology 5 nm
2 Max. displays 5
8 Compute units 1024
512 Shader 8192
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory 64 GB
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) GPU Apple M1 Ultra (64 Core)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD FX-9800P can use up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 29.9 GB/s. The Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) supports up to 128 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 819.2 GB/s.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
DDR4-1866 Memory LPDDR5-6400
64 GB Max. Memory 128 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 8 (Octa Channel)
29.9 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 819.2 GB/s
No ECC No
2.00 MB L2 Cache 52.00 MB
-- L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 4.0
8 PCIe lanes --
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD FX-9800P is 15 W, while the Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) has a TDP of 60 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
15 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 60 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up 120 W
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD FX-9800P is manufactured in 28 nm and has 2.00 MB cache. The Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 52.00 MB cache.

AMD FX-9800P Characteristic Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
28 nm Technology 5 nm
Unknown Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
FP4 Socket --
AMD-V Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems macOS
Q2/2016 Release date Q1/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-9800P (26%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD FX-9800P (5%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
475 (26%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1793 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
1288 (5%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
24055 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
AMD Radeon R7 - 512 (Bristol Ridge) @ 0.76 GHz
782 (4%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
Apple M1 Ultra (64 Core) @ 1.30 GHz
21200 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
114 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1624 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
1534 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
24189 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
2397 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
23970 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
379 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
41059 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.60 GHz
77 (100%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 3.10 GHz
237 (100%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD FX-9800P AMD FX-9800P
4C 4T @ 2.70 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
20C 20T @ 0.60 GHz
22 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD FX-9800P Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
Unknown Apple Mac Studio (2022)

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