amd ryzen threadripper 3990x vs apple m1 pro

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We compared two CPUs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X (Desktop) 64-cores against Apple M1 Pro (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

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved

Key Differences

What are the key differences between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X and Apple M1 Pro
Advantages of AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
  • Has 54 more physical cores
  • Has 232 MB larger L3 cache size
  • 25% higher Turbo Boost frequency (4.3 GHz vs 3.22 GHz)
Advantages of Apple M1 Pro
  • Newer released 2 years later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7

Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs in benchmarks
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12199
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
12547

Specifications

Full technical specification of ryzen threadripper 3990x and m1 pro

General

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Apple M1 Pro
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 Pro 16-Core GPU

Performance

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Apple M1 Pro
Cores 64 10
Threads 128 10
Base Frequency 2.9 GHz 2.064 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency 4.3 GHz 3.22 GHz
L1 Cache 96K (per core) 2.9 MB
L2 Cache 512K (per core) 28 MB
L3 Cache 256 MB 24 MB
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No

Power

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Apple M1 Pro
Fabrication process 7 nm, 12 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 280 W W

Memory support

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Apple M1 Pro
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 Pro
Integrated Graphics - Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
GPU Base Clock MHz 450 MHz
Shading Units 2048
TMUs 128
ROPs 64
TGP W 30 W
iGPU FLOPS
5.2 TFLOPS

Misc

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X Apple M1 Pro
Official site AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X official page Apple M1 Pro official page
PCI Express Version 4
PCI Express Lanes

Comments

So which CPU will you choose: Apple M1 Pro or AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X?