Follow us
Share link
Submit benchmark
VS
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) vs AMD Ryzen Z2 Go
Last updated:
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
100 %
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen Z2 Go
84 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
100 %
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen Z2 Go
47 %
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
100 %
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen Z2 Go
77 %
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
100 %
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen Z2 Go
49 %
4C / 8T · 3.80 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
100 %
Apple M1 Max (32 Core)
AMD Ryzen Z2 Go
32 %
AMD Radeon 680M
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
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 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
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
|
Wischen
|
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Z2 Go |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | AMD Ryzen Z2 (3) |
| CPU group | Apple M1 (9) | AMD Ryzen 6000U/7035U (10) |
| Architecture | M1 | Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Technology | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | FP7 | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Apple M2 Max (38-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
|
Wischen
|
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Z2 Go |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 10 / 10 | 4 / 8 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Firestorm 0.60 - 3.20 GHz |
4x Zen 3+ 3.00 - 4.30 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Icestorm 0.60 - 2.06 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 28.00 MB | 2.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 8.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
|
Wischen
|
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Z2 Go |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M1 Max (32 Core) | AMD Radeon 680M |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.30 GHz | 2.00 - 2.20 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 512 / 4096 | 12 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 5 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | 8 GB |
| Technology | 5 nm | 6 nm |
| Release date | Q3/2021 | Q1/2022 |
NPU AI performance
|
Wischen
|
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Z2 Go |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
|
Wischen
|
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Z2 Go |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) | DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) LPDDR5-6400 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 4.0 x 16 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
|
Wischen
|
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Z2 Go |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W | 15 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | 30 W | |
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
|
Wischen
|
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Z2 Go |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q3/2021 | Q1/2025 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Apple M1 Max (32-GPU) is 4.8 stars (211 ratings), while AMD Ryzen Z2 Go has received 4.3 stars (17 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 M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
3
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
4
Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
5
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
6
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
7
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
8
Apple M1 Max (32-GPU)
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
9
AMD Ryzen Z2 Go
4C / 8T · 4.30 GHz
Popular Comparisons
