Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X | |
CPU comparisonApple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X - 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 Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) has 24 cores with 24 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. Up to 192 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) was released in Q2/2023. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X has 24 cores with 48 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.30 GHz. The CPU supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X was released in Q4/2023. |
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| Apple M series (25) | Family | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (13) |
| Apple M2 (8) | CPU group | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (3) |
| 2 | Generation | 5 |
| M2 | Architecture | Storm Peak (Zen 4) |
| Mobile | Segment | Desktop / Server |
| Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU) | Predecessor | -- |
| -- | Successor | -- |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) has 24 CPU cores and can calculate 24 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz) while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X has 24 CPU cores and 48 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is at 4.20 GHz (5.30 GHz). |
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
| 24 | Cores | 24 |
| 24 | Threads | 48 |
| hybrid (big.LITTLE) | Core architecture | normal |
| No | Hyperthreading | Yes |
| No | Overclocking ? | Yes |
| 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz) 16x Avalanche |
A-Core | 4.20 GHz (5.30 GHz) 24x Zen 4 |
| 0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz) 8x Blizzard |
B-Core | -- |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors 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. |
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
| Apple Neural Engine | AI hardware | -- |
| 32 Neural cores @ 31.6 TOPS | AI specifications | -- |
Internal GraphicsThe Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X 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. |
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core) | GPU | no iGPU |
| 0.45 GHz | GPU frequency | -- |
| 1.40 GHz | GPU (Turbo) | -- |
| 2 | GPU Generation | -- |
| 5 nm | Technology | |
| 8 | Max. displays | |
| 960 | Compute units | -- |
| 7680 | Shader | -- |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| 192 GB | Max. GPU Memory | -- |
| -- | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA 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. |
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core) | GPU | no iGPU |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec h264 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec VP9 | No |
| Decode | Codec VP8 | No |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| Decode | Codec AVC | No |
| Decode | Codec VC-1 | No |
| Decode / Encode | Codec JPEG | No |
Memory & PCIeThe Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) can use up to 192 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 819.1 GB/s. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X supports up to 1024 GB of memory in 4 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 166.4 GB/s. |
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
| LPDDR5-6400 | Memory | DDR5-5200 |
| 192 GB | Max. Memory | 1024 GB |
| 8 (Octa Channel) | Memory channels | 4 (Quad Channel) |
| 819.1 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 166.4 GB/s |
| No | ECC | Yes |
| 72.00 MB | L2 Cache | 24.00 MB |
| -- | L3 Cache | 128.00 MB |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 5.0 |
| 64 | PCIe lanes | 48 |
| 126.0 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | 189.0 GB/s |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is 80 W, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X has a TDP of 350 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
| 80 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 350 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | -- |
| -- | TDP down | -- |
| 100 °C | Tjunction max. | 95 °C |
Technical detailsThe Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has 72.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 152.00 MB cache. |
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) | Characteristic | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
| 5 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | ISA extensions | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 |
| -- | Socket | sTR5 |
| Apple Virtualization Framework | Virtualization | AMD-V |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| macOS, iPadOS | Operating systems | Windows 11, Linux |
| Q2/2023 | Release date | Q4/2023 |
| -- | Release price | 1790 $ |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 5.30 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz |
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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.
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
4.20 GHz |
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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).
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C 24T @ 0.66 GHz |
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
24C 48T @ 4.20 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
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