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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X vs Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2026 Single-Thread
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 4.80 GHz
14C / 14T · 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 4.80 GHz
14C / 14T · 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 4.80 GHz
14C / 14T · 3.60 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
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
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (3) | Apple M3 (6) |
| Architecture | Storm Peak (Zen 4) | M3 |
| Technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | sTR5 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | |
| Successor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 32 / 64 | 14 / 14 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 32x Zen 4 4.00 - 5.30 GHz |
10x Palma P-Core 0.70 - 4.06 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Palma E-Core 0.74 - 2.75 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 32.00 MB | 36.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 128.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple M3 Max (30 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.40 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 480 / 3840 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 5 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 96 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-5200 (166.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5-6400 (307.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 1024 GB | 96 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 3 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 48 | 4.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 189.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
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| TDP | 350 W | 50 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv8-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | 2990 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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