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Apple M3 Max vs AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

83 out of 100
Apple M3 Max
VS
62 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Apple M3 Max
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

We compared two 16-core CPUs: the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 Max (laptop) against the 3.4 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 5950X (desktop). On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

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Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5950X and Max
Advantages of Apple M3 Max
  • Around 361.92 GB/s (759%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 3 versus 7 nanometers
  • Newer - released 3 years and 1 month later
  • 42% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3227 vs 2276 points
  • Includes an integrated GPU Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core)
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
  • Unlocked multiplier

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M3 Max
vs
Ryzen 9 5950X

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
M3 Max +48%
142
Ryzen 9 5950X
96
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M3 Max +16%
1698
Ryzen 9 5950X
1464
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 464
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 5133 5693
Cinebench Scores (51st and 76th place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
M3 Max +42%
3227
Ryzen 9 5950X
2276
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M3 Max +66%
21167
Ryzen 9 5950X
12728
File compression 2190 MB/sec 1120 MB/sec
Clang compilation 198.5 Klines/sec 147.1 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 557.3 pages/sec 224.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 648.9 Mpixels/sec 372.1 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 309.1 pages/sec 222.5 pages/sec
Background blur 68.9 images/sec 28.4 images/sec
Photo processing 183.5 images/sec 85 images/sec
Ray tracing 30.6 Mpixels/sec 38.4 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 678 & 741 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M3 Max +38%
4780
Ryzen 9 5950X
3476
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M3 Max
41211
Ryzen 9 5950X +10%
45260
Integer math 91.2 GOps/sec 183.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 131.5 GOps/sec 100.5 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 573M Primes/sec 223M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 61.7M Strings/sec 64.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 24.7 GBytes/sec 39.4 GBytes/sec
Data compression 530.4 MBytes/sec 622.5 MBytes/sec
Physics 4332 Frames/sec 1854 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 24.2B Matrices/sec 40.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 409 & 19398 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M3 Max
403.83
Ryzen 9 5950X +2%
413.83

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 30.3 PPW 13.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 378 PPW 121.2 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 735.9 PPW 431 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.21 PPW 3.94 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
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-09-27 (JayZeppelin)Cinebench 2024142 / 1698
๐Ÿ“˜ 2024-04-27 (Guest #1)Cinebench 2024141 / 1459
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AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-07-12 (stream pc)Cinebench 2026456 / 4979
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-06-30 (DDD)Cinebench 2026464 / 5693
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Geekbench 6 CPU2259 / 12745
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-12-04 (PhillyBass)Cinebench 202499 / 1448
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-10-07 (C0d3M0nk3y)Cinebench 202497 / 1451
Add View all (13)

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M3 Max and AMD Ryzen 9 5950X

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2023 October 8, 2020
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated GPU Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) No
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 11900K
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-ัore GPU) - AMD Ryzen 9 9950X
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#51st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 12 16
P-Threads 12 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.05 GHz 3.4 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.9 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.75 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 16 16
Total Threads 16 32
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 40x 34x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache - 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors 92 billions 4.15 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 56 W 105 W
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 142 W
Socket Apple M-Socket AM4
Peak Temperature 100ยฐC 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (#72nd place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) -
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz -
GPU Boost Clock 1380 MHz -
Shading Units 5120 -
TMUs 320 -
ROPs 160 -
Execution Units 640 -
TGP 60 W -
iGPU FLOPS
M3 Max
14.1 TFLOPS
Ryzen 9 5950X
n/a
See: Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) benchmarks

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 32 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 409.6 GB/s 47.68 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 9 5950X official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes - 20

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Comments

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