AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Apple M3 Max
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 (97/100)
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to Apple M3 Max (83/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 76.0 Good | 79.0 Good WINNER |
| Performance | 95.0 Excellent WINNER | 91.0 Excellent |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.3 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | 32MB (shared) |
| L3 Cache | 192MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 43x | 40x |
| P-Cores | 16 | 12 |
| P-Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Total Cores | 16 | 16 |
| Total Threads | 32 | 16 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.6 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 2.75 GHz |
| E-Cores | — | 4 |
| E-Threads | — | 4 |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 10459 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 558 | — |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 90.2 images/sec | 68.9 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 240.9 Klines/sec | 198.5 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 2030 MB/sec | 2190 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 460.9 pages/sec | 557.3 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 570.9 Mpixels/sec | 648.9 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 160.1 images/sec | 183.5 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 56.9 Mpixels/sec | 30.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 361 pages/sec | 309.1 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Apple M3 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv8 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics | Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) |
| Model number | 9950X3D2 | — |
| Released | March 26, 2026 | October 30, 2023 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
| Successor | — | -Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 409.6 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 32 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | - LPDDR5-6400 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | 4.0 |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 270 W | — |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 100°C |
| Socket | AM5 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 200 W | 56 W |
| Transistors | — | 92 billions |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.74 PPW | 7.21 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 12.6 PPW | 30.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 135.6 PPW | 378 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 363.9 PPW | 735.9 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | 640 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon Graphics | Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) |
| ROPs | 4 | 160 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 5120 |
| TGP | 15 W | 60 W |
| TMUs | 8 | 320 |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | — | 530.4 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 24.7 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 24.2B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 573M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 131.5 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 91.2 GOps/sec |
| Physics | — | 4332 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 61.7M Strings/sec |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 | Apple M3 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Date | — | Benchmark |
| 📘 2024-04-27(Guest #1) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
| 📘 2024-09-27(JayZeppelin) | — | Cinebench 2024 |
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