AMD Ryzen 9 3950X vs Apple M1 Ultra

VS

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X Apple M1 Ultra

We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 9 3950X with 16 cores 3.5GHz and Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 's Advantages

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.2GHz)

Apple M1 Ultra 's Advantages

Released 2 years and 4 months late

Integrated graphics card

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR4-3200)

Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 47.68GB/s)

Lower TDP (60W vs 105W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1331

Apple M1 Ultra +16%

1544

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X +7%

24018

Apple M1 Ultra

22394

Geekbench 6 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1709

Apple M1 Ultra +41%

2420

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

11656

Apple M1 Ultra +60%

18680

Cinebench 2024 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

72

Apple M1 Ultra +58%

114

Cinebench 2024 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1325

Apple M1 Ultra +22%

1624

Geekbench 5 Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

1279

Apple M1 Ultra +38%

1768

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

14487

Apple M1 Ultra +62%

23501

Passmark CPU Single Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

2692

Apple M1 Ultra +42%

3831

Passmark CPU Multi Core

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

38953

Apple M1 Ultra +4%

40784

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

VS

Apple M1 Ultra

General Parameters

Nov 2019

Release Date

Mar 2022

AMD

Manufacturer

Apple

Desktop

Type

Desktop

x86-64

Instruction Set

ARMv8

Zen 2

Core Architecture

Apple M1

-

Processor Number

APL1106/APL1W06

AM4

Socket

Apple M-Socket

N/A

Integrated Graphics

Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)

Package

3.8 billions

Transistor Count

114 billions

7 nm

Manufacturing Process

5 nm

AM4

Socket

Apple M-Socket

105 W

Power Consumption

60 W

CPU Performance

16

Performance Cores

16

32

Performance Core Threads

16

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.2 GHz

4.7 GHz

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

3.2 GHz

-

Efficiency Cores

4

-

Efficiency Core Threads

4

-

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

2.1 GHz

16

Total Core Count

20

32

Total Thread Count

20

100 MHz

Bus Frequency

-

35x

Multiplier

-

64 K per core

L1 Cache

192 K per core

512 K per core

L2 Cache

48 MB shared

64 MB shared

L3 Cache

-

Yes

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Memory Parameters

DDR4-3200

Memory Types

LPDDR5-6400

128 GB

Max Memory Size

128 GB

2

Max Memory Channels

16

47.68 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

800 GB/s

Yes

ECC Memory Support

No

Graphics Card Parameters

-

Integrated Graphics

true

-

GPU Base Frequency

450 MHz

-

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

1296 MHz

-

Shader Units

8192

-

Texture Units

512

-

Raster Operation Units

256

-

Execution Units

1024

-

Power Consumption

120 W

-

Max Resolution

6016x3384 - 60 Hz

-

Graphics Performance

21.2 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

AMD Ryzen 9 3950X

Official Website

-

4.0

PCIe Version

-

16

PCIe Lanes

-

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