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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
14C / 14T · 4.06 GHz
24C / 48T · 5.30 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
14C / 14T · 3.60 GHz
24C / 48T · 4.20 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
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Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
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Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
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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
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) |
| CPU group | Apple M3 (6) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7000 (3) |
| Architecture | M3 | Storm Peak (Zen 4) |
| Technology | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | sTR5 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) | |
| Successor | Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 14 / 14 | 24 / 48 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 10x Palma P-Core 0.70 - 4.06 GHz |
24x Zen 4 4.20 - 5.30 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Palma E-Core 0.74 - 2.75 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 36.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 128.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M3 Max (30 Core) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.40 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 480 / 3840 | / |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 5 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 96 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (307.2 GB/s) | DDR5-5200 (166.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 96 GB | 1024 GB |
| Memory channels | 3 | 4 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 5.0 x 48 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 189.0 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 50 W | 350 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Apple M3 Max (14-CPU 30-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q4/2023 | Q4/2023 |
| Release price | 1790 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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