AMD Ryzen 7 9700X vs Apple M4 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 9700X with 8 cores 3.8GHz and Apple M4 Ultra with 32 cores 4.52GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M4 Ultra Advantages
Released 11 months late
Higher specification of memory (8533 vs 5600)
Higher base frequency (4.52GHz vs 3.8GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
2160
Apple M4 Ultra
+1%
2200
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
19539
Apple M4 Ultra
+129%
44822
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
3333
Apple M4 Ultra
+21%
4061
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 9700X
17500
Apple M4 Ultra
+87%
32898
General Parameters
Jun 2024
Release Date
May 2025
Amd
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv9
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Apple M4
AM5
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
-
Package
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
-
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
24
16
Performance Core Threads
24
3.8 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
5.5 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.89 GHz
8
Total Core Count
32
16
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
38
Multiplier
45
80 K per core
L1 Cache
-
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
-
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
192 GB
Max Memory Size
192 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
-
Shader Units
10240
-
Texture Units
640
-
Raster Operation Units
320
2
Execution Units
1280
-
Power Consumption
120
-
Graphics Performance
36.9 TFLOPS
