AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Apple M1 Max

[ VERDICT ] Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Apple M1 Max (61/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]

AMD

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2

97/100

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Apple

Apple M1 Max

61/100

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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores

Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Efficiency	76.0 Good WINNER	69.0 Average
Performance	95.0 Excellent WINNER	70.0 Good

Detailed Technical Specifications

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Base Frequency (P)	4.3 GHz	3.2 GHz
Bus Frequency	100 MHz	—
L1 Cache	80K (per core)	192K (per core)
L2 Cache	1MB (per core)	24MB (shared)
L3 Cache	192MB (shared)	—
Multiplier	43x	—
P-Cores	16	8
P-Threads	32	8
Total Cores	16	10
Total Threads	32	10
Turbo Boost Frequency (P)	5.6 GHz	—
Unlocked Multiplier	Yes	No
Base Frequency (E)	—	2.1 GHz
E-Cores	—	2
E-Threads	—	2

Cinebench

Cinebench specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Cinebench 2026 (Multi)	10459	—
Cinebench 2026 (Single)	558	—

GeekBench v6

GeekBench v6 specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Background blur	90.2 images/sec	42.2 images/sec
Clang compilation	240.9 Klines/sec	105.1 Klines/sec
File compression	2030 MB/sec	1450 MB/sec
HTML 5 Browser	460.9 pages/sec	329.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer	570.9 Mpixels/sec	317 Mpixels/sec
Photo processing	160.1 images/sec	122.8 images/sec
Ray tracing	56.9 Mpixels/sec	14.9 Mpixels/sec
Text processing	361 pages/sec	249.6 pages/sec

General

General specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Codename	Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)	Apple M1
Instruction Set	x86-64	ARMv8
Integrated GPU	Radeon Graphics	Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
Model number	9950X3D2	—
Released	March 26, 2026	October 18, 2021
Type	Desktop	Laptop
Vendor	Amd	Apple
Successor	—	-Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

Memory Support

Memory Support specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
ECC Support	Yes	No
Max. Memory Bandwidth	89.6 GB/s	409.6 GB/s
Max. Memory Size	256 GB	64 GB
Memory Channels	2	4
Memory Types	- DDR5-5600	- LPDDR5-6400

Misc

Misc specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Official Site	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page	—
PCI Express Lanes	28	—
PCI Express Version	5.0	—

Package

Package specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Fabrication Process	4 nm	5 nm
Max. Boost TDP (PL2)	270 W	—
Peak Temperature	95°C	—
Socket	AM5	Apple M-Socket
TDP (PL1)	200 W	50 W
Transistors	—	57 billions

Performance Per Watt

Performance Per Watt specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Blender / Watt	3.74 PPW	3.98 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / Watt	12.6 PPW	15.8 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt	135.6 PPW	253.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt	363.9 PPW	443.2 PPW

iGPU

iGPU specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Execution Units	2	512
GPU Base Clock	400 MHz	450 MHz
GPU Boost Clock	2200 MHz	1296 MHz
Integrated Graphics	Radeon Graphics	Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)
ROPs	4	128
Shading Units	128	4096
TGP	15 W	—
TMUs	8	256

PassMark

PassMark specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Data compression	—	274.4 MBytes/sec
Data encryption	—	12.2 GBytes/sec
Extended instructions	—	12.8B Matrices/sec
Find prime numbers	—	278M Primes/sec
Floating point math	—	64.5 GOps/sec
Integer math	—	46.1 GOps/sec
Physics	—	2833 Frames/sec
Random string sorting	—	32.7M Strings/sec

Recent User Tests

Recent User Tests specifications comparison
Specification	AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2	Apple M1 Max
Date	—	Benchmark
📘 2025-07-04(Daniel)	—	GeekBench

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