Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X

83 out of 100
Apple M3 Max
VS
64 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X

We compared two CPUs: the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 Max (laptop) with 16-cores against the 4.5 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7800X (desktop) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7800X and Max
Advantages of Apple M3 Max
  • More powerful Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) integrated graphics: 14.1 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • Has 8 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 5 nanometers
  • Newer - released 10 months later
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
M3 Max +20%
142
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M3 Max +34%
1698
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5133 -
Cinebench Scores (51st and 101st place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
21167
File compression 2190 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 198.5 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 557.3 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 648.9 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 309.1 pages/sec -
Background blur 68.9 images/sec -
Photo processing 183.5 images/sec -
Ray tracing 30.6 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1] – 678 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
41211
Integer math 91.2 GOps/sec 41.6 GOps/sec
Floating point math 131.5 GOps/sec 25.7 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 573M Primes/sec 45M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 61.7M Strings/sec 23.6M Strings/sec
Data encryption 24.7 GBytes/sec 4.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 530.4 MBytes/sec 185.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 4332 Frames/sec 813 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 24.2B Matrices/sec 15.7B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3] – 409 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
403.83

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 30.3 PPW 12.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 378 PPW -
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 735.9 PPW -
Blender / Watt 7.21 PPW -
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M3 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2024-09-27 (JayZeppelin)Cinebench 2024142 / 1698
📘 2024-04-27 (Guest #1)Cinebench 2024141 / 1459
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X
No benchmark results yet

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M3 Max and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2023 January 10, 2023
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Zen 4 (Raphael)
Integrated GPU Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i7 13700K
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) -
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#43rd place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 8
P-Threads 12 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.05 GHz 4.5 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.75 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 8
Total Threads 16 16
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 40x 45x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) -
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 40MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors 92 billions -
Fabrication Process 3 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 56 W 105 W
Socket Apple M-Socket AM5
Peak Temperature 100°C 95°C
Desktop CPU ranking (#58th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000)
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1380 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 5120 128
TMUs 320 8
ROPs 160 4
Execution Units 640 2
TGP 60 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
M3 Max +2250%
14.1 TFLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 409.6 GB/s -
ECC Support No -

Misc

PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes - 28
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7800X:
    - This CPU was never released for the retail market.

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