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The Apple M3 Max takes the lead in gaming due to its exceptional iGPU performance, scoring 99, compared to the AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX's 26.
The AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX's strong multi-core performance and memory support make it a better fit for creative workloads, despite the Apple M3 Max's slight edge.
Both processors demonstrate great power efficiency, with the Apple M3 Max's 80 score narrowly edging out the AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX's 78.
80 | Single-Core Performance | 91 |
66 | Multi-Core Performance | 72 |
78 | Power Efficiency | 80 |
26 | Integrated Graphics | 99 |
72 | QucikComparison Final Score | 84 |
| 12 | Cores | 16 |
| 55-75 W (configurable) | TDP | 56 W |
| 4 nm | Transistor size | 3 nm |
| 111 | Cinebench 2024 (Single) | 142 |
| 1479 | Cinebench 2024 (Multi) | 1698 |
| 3133 | Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 3227 |
| 18282 | Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 21167 |
| 1550 MB/sec | File compression | 2190 MB/sec |
| 173.4 Klines/sec | Clang compilation | 198.5 Klines/sec |
| 331.9 pages/sec | HTML 5 Browser | 557.3 pages/sec |
| 520.3 Mpixels/sec | PDF Renderer | 648.9 Mpixels/sec |
| 334 pages/sec | Text processing | 309.1 pages/sec |
| 70 images/sec | Background blur | 68.9 images/sec |
| 126.8 images/sec | Photo processing | 183.5 images/sec |
| 39.2 Mpixels/sec | Ray tracing | 30.6 Mpixels/sec |
| — | Passmark CPU (Single-Core) | 4790 |
| — | Passmark CPU (Multi-Core) | 41259 |
| — | Integer math | 91.3 GOps/sec |
| — | Floating point math | 131.7 GOps/sec |
| — | Find prime numbers | 574M Primes/sec |
| — | Random string sorting | 61.8M Strings/sec |
| — | Data encryption | 24.8 GBytes/sec |
| — | Data compression | 532.1 MBytes/sec |
| — | Physics | 4316 Frames/sec |
| — | Extended instructions | 24.2B Matrices/sec |
| 440.58 | Blender CPU | 403.83 |
| 19.7 PPW | Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 30.3 PPW |
| 243.8 PPW | Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 378 PPW |
| — | Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 736.8 PPW |
| 5.87 PPW | Blender / Watt | 7.21 PPW |
| — | [Performance Cores] | — |
| 12 | P-Cores | 12 |
| 24 | P-Threads | 12 |
| 3.0 GHz | Base Frequency (P) | 4.05 GHz |
| — | [Efficient Cores] | — |
| — | E-Cores | 4 |
| — | E-Threads | 4 |
| — | Base Frequency (E) | 2.75 GHz |
| — | [Total] | — |
| 12 | Total Cores | 16 |
| 24 | Total Threads | 16 |
| 30x | Multiplier | 40x |
| 80K (per core) | L1 Cache | 192K (per core) |
| 1MB (per core) | L2 Cache | 32MB (shared) |
| Yes | Unlocked Multiplier | No |
| Radeon 610M | Integrated Graphics | Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) |
| 2200 MHz | GPU Boost Clock | 1380 MHz |
| 128 | Shading Units | 5120 |
| 8 | TMUs | 320 |
| 4 | ROPs | 160 |
| 2 | Execution Units | 640 |
| 0.6 TFLOPS | iGPU FLOPS | 14.1 TFLOPS |
| - DDR5-5600 | Memory Types | - LPDDR5-6400 |
| 96 GB | Max. Memory Size | 128 GB |
| 2 | Memory Channels | 32 |
| — | Max. Memory Bandwidth | 409.6 GB/s |
| No | ECC Support | No |
| Amd | Vendor | Apple |
| January 7, 2025 | Released | October 30, 2023 |
| Laptop | Type | Laptop |
| x86-64 | Instruction Set | ARMv8 |
| Zen 5 (Fire Range) | Codename | Apple M3 |
| 9850HX | Model number | — |
| Radeon 610M | Integrated GPU | Apple M3 Max GPU (40-core) |
| — | Qualcomm Equivalent | — |
| — | Transistors | 92 billions |
| 4 nm | Fabrication Process | 3 nm |
| 55-75 W (configurable) | TDP (PL1) | 56 W |
| FL1 | Socket | Apple M-Socket |
| 100°C | Peak Temperature | 100°C |
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