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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
16C / 16T · 4.51 GHz
24C / 48T · 5.40 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
16C / 16T · 4.51 GHz
24C / 48T · 5.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
16C / 16T · 4.51 GHz
24C / 48T · 5.40 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
16C / 16T · 1.26 GHz
24C / 48T · 4.20 GHz
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
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 M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) |
| CPU group | Apple M4 (7) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9000 (3) |
| Architecture | M4 | Shimada Peak (Zen 5) |
| Technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | TRX50 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7960X |
| Successor | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 16 / 16 | 24 / 48 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 12x Donan P-Core 1.26 - 4.51 GHz |
24x Zen 5 4.20 - 5.40 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 4x Donan E-Core 1.02 - 2.59 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 52.00 MB | 24.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 128.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M4 Max (40 Core) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.58 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 640 / 5120 | / |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 3 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 96 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q4/2024 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-8533 (546.0 GB/s) | DDR5-6400 (190.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 128 GB | 1024 GB |
| Memory channels | 8 | 4 |
| ECC | No | Yes |
| PCIe | 5.0 | 5.0 x 88 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 346.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 90 W | 350 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Apple M4 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU) | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME | SSE4A, SSE4.2, SSSE3, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q4/2024 | Q3/2025 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 9960X
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