Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX

Last updated: 2023-11-14

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)		AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
CPU comparison Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) or AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX - 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 PRO 3975WX has 32 cores with 64 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 2048 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX was released in Q3/2020.

Apple M series (25)	Family	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO (15)
Apple M2 (8)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3000 (4)
2	Generation	3
M2	Architecture	Castle Peak (Zen 2)
Mobile	Segment	Desktop / Server
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The 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 PRO 3975WX has 32 CPU cores and 64 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is at 3.50 GHz (4.20 GHz).
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
24	Cores	32
24	Threads	64
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	Yes
0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz) 16x Avalanche	A-Core	3.50 GHz (4.20 GHz)
0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz) 8x Blizzard	B-Core	--
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.
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
Apple Neural Engine	AI hardware	--
32 Neural cores @ 31.6 TOPS	AI specifications	--

Internal Graphics The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) or AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 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.
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 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.
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 & PCIe The 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 PRO 3975WX supports up to 2048 GB of memory in 8 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 51.2 GB/s.
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
LPDDR5-6400	Memory	DDR4-3200
192 GB	Max. Memory	2048 GB
8 (Octa Channel)	Memory channels	8 (Octa Channel)
819.1 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	51.2 GB/s
No	ECC	Yes
72.00 MB	L2 Cache	16.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	128.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	4.0
64	PCIe lanes	128
126.0 GB/s	PCIe Bandwidth	252.0 GB/s
Thermal Management The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is 80 W, while the AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX has a TDP of 280 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
80 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	280 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	--
--	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	95 °C
Technical details The Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has 72.00 MB cache. The AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX is manufactured in 7 nm and has a 144.00 MB cache.
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
5 nm	Technology	7 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
Armv8.5-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
--	Socket	WRX8 (sWRX8)
Apple Virtualization Framework	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
macOS, iPadOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2023	Release date	Q3/2020
--	Release price	2749 $

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks

Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) (100%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (65%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks

Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) (84%)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX (92%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	126 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	75 (60%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	1918 (77%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	2504 (100%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	1695 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	1276 (75%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	28570 (66%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	42986 (100%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	1940 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	1260 (65%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	27860 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	25211 (90%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	2689 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	1627 (61%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	21450 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	15273 (71%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	48560 (77%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	62990 (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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	509 (100%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	16740 (100%)

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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) Apple M2 Ultra (60 Core) @ 1.40 GHz	21300 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX @ 0.00 GHz	0 (0%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	680 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 0.66 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz	20747 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 4.20 GHz	209 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.75 GHz	7575 (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.


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 28,570 CB R23 MC @ 80 W	357 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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).


	Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU) 24C 24T @ 0.66 GHz	31.6 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX 32C 64T @ 3.50 GHz	0 (0%)

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