AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX vs Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)

Last updated: 2023-11-14

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AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX		Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
CPU comparison AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX or Apple M2 Max (30-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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has 64 cores with 128 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.50 GHz. Up to 2048 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX was released in Q1/2022. The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) has 12 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 96 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) was released in Q1/2023.

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (15)	Family	Apple M series (25)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000 (5)	CPU group	Apple M2 (8)
4	Generation	2
Chagall (Zen 3)	Architecture	M2
Desktop / Server	Segment	Mobile
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX	Predecessor	Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX	Successor	Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX has 64 CPU cores and can calculate 128 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is 2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz) while the Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) has 12 CPU cores and 12 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) is at 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz).
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Characteristic	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
64	Cores	12
128	Threads	12
normal	Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes	Hyperthreading	No
No	Overclocking ?	No
2.70 GHz (4.50 GHz)	A-Core	0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz) 8x Avalanche
--	B-Core	0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz) 4x Blizzard
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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Characteristic	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
--	AI hardware	Apple Neural Engine
--	AI specifications	16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS

Internal Graphics The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX or Apple M2 Max (30-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.
no iGPU	GPU	Apple M2 Max (30 Core)
	GPU frequency	0.45 GHz
--	GPU (Turbo)	1.40 GHz
--	GPU Generation	2
	Technology	5 nm
	Max. displays	5
--	Compute units	480
--	Shader	3840
No	Hardware Raytracing	No
No	Frame Generation	No
--	Max. GPU Memory	96 GB
--	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.
no iGPU	GPU	Apple M2 Max (30 Core)
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit)	Decode / Encode
No	Codec h264	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP9	Decode / Encode
No	Codec VP8	Decode
No	Codec AV1	No
No	Codec AVC	Decode
No	Codec VC-1	Decode
No	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX can use up to 2048 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) supports up to 96 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 409.6 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Characteristic	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
DDR4-3200	Memory	LPDDR5-6400
2048 GB	Max. Memory	96 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	4 (Quad Channel)
51.2 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	409.6 GB/s
Yes	ECC	No
32.00 MB	L2 Cache	36.00 MB
256.00 MB	L3 Cache	--
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
128	PCIe lanes	32
252.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	63.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is 280 W, while the Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) has a TDP of 45 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Characteristic	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
280 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	45 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
95 °C	Tjunction max.	100 °C
Technical details The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX is manufactured in 7 nm and has 288.00 MB cache. The Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 36.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Characteristic	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
7 nm	Technology	5 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3	ISA extensions	Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
WRX8 (sWRX8)	Socket	--
AMD-V, SVM	Virtualization	Apple Virtualization Framework
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	Operating systems	macOS, iPadOS
Q1/2022	Release date	Q1/2023
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (84%)

Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) (100%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX (100%)

Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) (39%)

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 4.50 GHz	1508 (89%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1695 (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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	65112 (100%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14855 (23%)

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 4.50 GHz	1604 (86%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1874 (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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	42350 (100%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	15506 (37%)

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 4.50 GHz	2054 (76%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	2689 (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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	20165 (100%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	14207 (70%)

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	97215 (100%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	26310 (27%)

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	121 (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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 4.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	1025 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 4.50 GHz	585 (100%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 3.20 GHz	25297 (100%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) Apple M2 Max (30 Core) @ 1.40 GHz	10650 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.


	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 14,855 CB R23 MC @ 40 W	371 (100%)

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 Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64C 128T @ 2.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) 12C 12T @ 0.66 GHz	15.8 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX	Apple M2 Max (30-GPU)
Unknown	Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023) Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2023)

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