Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

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Apple M2 Max AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M2 Max with 12 cores 3.5GHz and AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme with 8 cores 3.3GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.

Main Differences

Apple M2 Max 's Advantages

Better graphics card performance

Higher specification of memory (LPDDR5-6400 vs DDR5-5600)

Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)

Higher base frequency (3.5GHz vs 3.3GHz)

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme 's Advantages

Newer PCIe version (4 vs 4.0)

Lower TDP (9W vs 30W)

Score

Benchmark

Cinebench R23 Single Core

Apple M2 Max

1629

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme +2%

1676

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +37%

14912

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

10818

Geekbench 6 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +19%

2696

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

2264

Geekbench 6 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +40%

14905

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

10616

Blender

Apple M2 Max +33%

260

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

195

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Apple M2 Max +8%

2004

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

1841

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Apple M2 Max +51%

15030

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

9906

Passmark CPU Single Core

Apple M2 Max +6%

4149

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

3894

Passmark CPU Multi Core

Apple M2 Max

26232

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

26266

Apple M2 Max

VS

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

General Parameters

Jan 2023

Release Date

May 2023

Apple

Manufacturer

AMD

Laptop

Type

Laptop

ARMv8

Instruction Set

-

Apple M2

Core Architecture

Phoenix

Apple M-Socket

Socket

AMD Socket FP8

Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Integrated Graphics

AMD Radeon 780M

-

Generation

Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))

Package

67 billions

Transistor Count

25 billions

5 nm

Manufacturing Process

4 nm

Apple M-Socket

Socket

AMD Socket FP8

30 W

Power Consumption

9-30 W

100°C

Peak Operating Temperature

100°C

-

Foundry

TSMC

-

Die Size

178 mm²

-

Package

FP8

CPU Performance

8

Performance Cores

-

8

Performance Core Threads

-

3.5 GHz

Performance Core Base Frequency

3.3 GHz

-

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

5.1 GHz

4

Efficiency Cores

-

4

Efficiency Core Threads

-

2.4 GHz

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

-

12

Total Core Count

8

12

Total Thread Count

16

-

Bus Frequency

100 MHz

35x

Multiplier

33.0

192 K per core

L1 Cache

64 K per core

32 MB shared

L2 Cache

1 MB per core

-

L3 Cache

16 MB shared

No

Unlocked Multiplier

No

-

SMP

1

Memory Parameters

LPDDR5-6400

Memory Types

DDR5-5600

96 GB

Max Memory Size

-

8

Max Memory Channels

2

409.6 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

89.6 GB/s

No

ECC Memory Support

Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

true

Integrated Graphics

true

450 MHz

GPU Base Frequency

1500 MHz

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2700 MHz

4864

Shader Units

768

304

Texture Units

-

152

Raster Operation Units

-

608

Execution Units

12

70 W

Power Consumption

-

7680x4320 - 60 Hz

Max Resolution

-

13.6 TFLOPS

Graphics Performance

8.6 TFLOPS

Miscellaneous

-

Official Website

AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme

4.0

PCIe Version

4

-

PCIe Lanes

20

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