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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X vs Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-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 · 4.51 GHz
Cinebench 2026 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 4.80 GHz
14C / 14T · 3.50 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
32C / 64T · 4.80 GHz
14C / 14T · 3.50 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
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 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 M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (3) | Apple M4 (7) |
| Architecture | Storm Peak (Zen 4) | M4 |
| Technology | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | sTR5 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M3 Pro (12-CPU 18-GPU) | |
| Successor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9970X | Apple M5 Pro (18-CPU 20-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-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 Donan P-Core 1.26 - 4.51 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Donan E-Core 1.02 - 2.59 GHz |
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| 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 M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple M4 Pro (20 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.58 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 320 / 2560 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR5-5200 (166.4 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-8533 (273.0 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 1024 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 4 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 5.0 x 48 | 5.0 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 189.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X | Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-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 M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q4/2024 |
| Release price | 2990 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X is 1.6 stars (62 ratings), while Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU) has received 4.8 stars (462 ratings).
Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.
Most popular CPUs in both categories
1
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
6
Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
7
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
8
Apple M4 Pro (14-CPU 20-GPU)
14C / 14T · 4.51 GHz
9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X
32C / 64T · 5.30 GHz
Popular Comparisons
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