amd ryzen threadripper 3990x vs apple m1 max
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We compared two CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (Desktop) 64-cores against Apple M1 Max (Laptop) 10-cores. In this comparison page, we check which of these two processor has better performance in benchmark results, Games, architecture, price and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Key Differences
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
- Has 54 more physical cores
- Has 208 MB larger L3 cache size
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
- Newer released 2 years later
- More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Specifications
General
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | Apple M1 Max | |
| Vendor | AMD | Apple |
| Released | November 25 2019 | October 18 2021 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| instruction set | x86-64 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Matisse | |
| Socket | TR4 | |
| Integrated GPU | - | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU |
Performance
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | Apple M1 Max | |
| Cores | 64 | 10 |
| Threads | 128 | 10 |
| Base Frequency | 2.9 GHz | GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency | 4.3 GHz | GHz |
| L1 Cache | 96K (per core) | 2.9 MB |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 Cache | 256 MB | 48 MB |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
Power
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | Apple M1 Max | |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm, 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 280 W | W |
Memory support
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | Apple M1 Max | |
| Memory types | DDR4-3200 | |
| Memory Size | 256 GB | GB |
| Max. Memory Channels | 4 | |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 102.403 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
iGPU
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | Apple M1 Max | |
| Integrated Graphics | - | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU |
| GPU Base Clock | MHz | 450 MHz |
| Shading Units | 4096 | |
| TMUs | 256 | |
| ROPs | 128 | |
| TGP | W | 60 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Misc
| AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X | Apple M1 Max | |
| Official site | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X official page | Apple M1 Max official page |
| PCI Express Version | 4 | |
| PCI Express Lanes |