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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X vs Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
24C / 48T · 4.50 GHz
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
24C / 48T · 4.50 GHz
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
24C / 48T · 4.00 GHz
18C / 18T · 0.91 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Cinebench R20 (SC)
666 entries
666 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Cinebench R20 (MC)
615 entries
615 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
190 entries
CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
751 entries
Monero Hashrate
94 entries
94 entries
Cinebench R15 (SC)
1,113 entries
1,113 entries
Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
1,110 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3000 (3) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Castle Peak (Zen 2) | M5 |
| Technology | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | TRX4 (sTRX4) | |
| Predecessor | Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 24 / 48 | 18 / 18 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 24x 3.80 - 4.50 GHz |
6x Super-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 12x Performance-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 12.00 MB | 22.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 128.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple M5 Max (32 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 512 / 4096 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 36 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2026 |
NPU AI performance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (614.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 2048 GB | 36 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 8 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 64 | 5.0 x 8 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 126.0 GB/s | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 280 W | 60 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q4/2019 | Q1/2026 |
| Release price | 1435 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.
Most popular CPUs in both categories
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Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
2
Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
28C / 28T · 4.06 GHz
3
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
4
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
5
Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU)
32C / 32T · 4.06 GHz
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
7
Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
24C / 48T · 4.50 GHz
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