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AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D vs Apple M3 Max 14-Core vs AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D

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The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is a high-end desktop processor of the Raphael series with 16 cores and SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading), which means it can process up to 32 threads simultaneously. With the release in February 2023, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D is AMD's fastest consumer processor and the new top model of the 7000 series. The CPU cores clock from 4.2 GHz (base clock) up to 5.7 GHz (single core Turbo). In addition, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D has a CCD with 8 cores that can access the fast 3D V-cache, which offers considerably more gaming performance.

The performance of the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is consistently excellent in all applications tested. In addition, AMD was again able to increase the single-thread performance compared to the non-X3D models. Nevertheless, the lower base clock compared to the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X means that a small drop in multi-thread performance has to be accepted.

The internal structure of the processor is comparable to the previous AMD Ryzen 9 7950X. The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is also still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters with 8 cores each. However, the two CCDs differ significantly from each other because one offers the fast 3D V-Cache, which primarily improves gaming performance. In testing, the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D was able to put the Intel Core i9-13900K in second place and is the fastest gaming CPU on the market at the time of testing. 

The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D is an extremely energy-efficient CPU with up to 162 watts (PPT) and is significantly more frugal under load than an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X (max. 230 watts).

Apple M3 Max 14-Core

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The Apple M3 Max 14 core CPU is a system on a chip (SoC) from Apple for notebooks that was introduced towards the end of 2023. It integrates a new 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores with up to 4.06 GHz and 4 efficiency cores with 2.8 GHz. There is also a more powerful 16-core variant with 40 GPU cores.

Thanks to the higher clock rates and architectural improvements, the processor performance is also significantly better than the M2 Max in benchmarks and can keep up with the fastest mobile CPUs.

The M3 also integrates a new graphics card with dynamic caching, mesh shading and ray tracing acceleration via hardware. In the cheaper model, 30 of the chip's 40 cores are used and support up to 5 displays simultaneously (internal and 4 external).

GPU and CPU can jointly access the shared memory on the package (unified memory). This is available in 36 and 96 GB variants and offers 400 GB/s maximum bandwidth (512 bit bus).

The integrated 16-core Neural Engine has also been revised and now offers 18 TOPS peak performance (compared to 15.8 TOPS in the M2 but 35 TOPS in the new A17 Pro). The video engine now also supports AV1 decoding in hardware. H.264, HEVC and ProRes (RAW) can still be decoded and encoded. Like its predecessor, the Max chip offers two video engines and can therefore encode and decode two streams simultaneously.

Unfortunately, the integrated WLAN only continues to support WiFi 6E (no WiFi 7), unlike the small M3 SoC thunderbolt 4 is also supported (max 40 Gbit/s).

The chip is manufactured in the current 3nm process (N3B) at TSMC and contains 92 billion transistors (+37% vs. Apple M2 Max).

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

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The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is a high-end desktop processor from the Raphael series with 8 Zen 4 cores and SMT (Simultaneous Multithreading), allowing it to handle up to 16 threads simultaneously. After its announcement in January 2023 at CES in Las Vegas, it was launched in April 2023. Following the launch of the two top models, the AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D and the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D, the third model was introduced, which offers significantly more gaming performance with the 3D V-Cache.

The CPU cores have a base clock of 4.2 GHz and can be boosted up to 5 GHz (single-core turbo). The AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D features a CCD with 8 cores, which includes the fast 3D V-Cache. This differs significantly from the two Ryzen 9 models, as they have two CCDs, but only one of them can utilize the 3D V-Cache.

The performance of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is consistently good, although its multi-threaded performance suffers a bit due to the eight native compute cores. However, the real strength of the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D lies in gaming performance, where it excels. In tests, we see consistently high gaming performance, even surpassing that of an Intel Core i9-13900K.

In terms of power consumption, the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D aligns with the other two models featuring 3D V-Cache, making the 8-core processor extremely power-efficient. In numbers, this means that the AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D is specified with a TDP of up to 120 watts. The PPT (Package Power Tracking) is also rated up to 162 watts. For comparison, an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X is specified with 170 watts (TDP) or 230 watts (PPT).

ModelAMD Ryzen 9 7950X3DApple M3 Max 14-CoreAMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D
SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)Apple Apple M3AMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
CodenameRaphael (Zen4)Raphael (Zen4)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D « 4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 79003.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Apple M3 Max 16-Core2.75 - 4.06 GHz16 / 16 cores
Apple M3 Max 14-Core « 2.75 - 4.06 GHz14 / 14 cores
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core2.75 - 4.06 GHz12 / 12 cores
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core2.75 - 4.06 GHz11 / 11 cores
Apple M32.75 - 4.06 GHz8 / 8 cores
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 79003.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 77003.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D « 4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 76003.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock4200 - 5700 MHz2748 - 4056 MHz4200 - 5000 MHz
L1 Cache1 MB0.1 MB
L2 Cache16 MB0 MB
L3 Cache128 MB96 MB
Cores / Threads16 / 32
16 x 5.7 GHz AMD Zen 4
14 / 14
10 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core
4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core
8 / 16
TDP120 Watt78 Watt162 Watt
Transistors13140 Million92000 Million6570 Million
Technology5 nm3 nm5 nm
Die Size263 mm21x 71 mm² (CCD) + 121 mm² (I/O) mm2
max. Temp.89 °C89 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)AM5 (LGA 1718)
FeaturesMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2ARMv8 Instruction SetMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, FMA3, AMD64, EVP, AMD-V, SMAP, SMEP, SMT SHA, XFR2, Precision Boost 2
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)Apple M3 Max 30-Core GPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz)
Architecturex86ARMx86
$699 U.S.$449 U.S.
Announced
Manufacturerwww.amd.comwww.apple.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7950X3D
61.1 pt (85%)
Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R7 7800X3D
48.3 pt (67%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
36291 Points (34%)
min: 16688     avg: 17387     median: 17387 (16%)     max: 18086 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
2053 Points (87%)
min: 1713     avg: 1767     median: 1766.5 (75%)     max: 1820 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
795 Points (88%)
min: 663     avg: 686     median: 686 (76%)     max: 709 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
14188 Points (35%)
min: 6488     avg: 6805     median: 6804.5 (17%)     max: 7121 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
5974 Points (38%)
min: 2783     avg: 2879     median: 2878.5 (18%)     max: 2974 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
326 Points (98%)
min: 272     avg: 281.5     median: 281.5 (85%)     max: 291 Points
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
64.6 Points (84%)
33.5 Points (44%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3.9 Points (96%)
3.4 Points (85%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
16551 Points (100%)
8026 Points (48%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
138015 Points (100%)
51950 Points (38%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
72361 Points (50%)
94035 Points (65%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
8853 Points (11%)
14485 Points (18%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
33.9 s (0%)
62.7 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
2 s (0%)
2.4 s (0%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
15779 Points (25%)
16585 Points (26%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
159341 MIPS (91%)
min: 75558     avg: 80313     median: 80312.5 (46%)     max: 85067 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
8321 MIPS (99%)
min: 7412     avg: 7824     median: 7823.5 (94%)     max: 8235 MIPS
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
265.5 fps (93%)
169.3 fps (59%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
392.5 fps (91%)
344 fps (79%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
42.4 fps (75%)
min: 22.1     avg: 23.3     median: 23.3 (41%)     max: 24.4 fps
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
2.8 GB/s (0%)
1.3 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
4.2 GB/s (72%)
2.1 GB/s (36%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
26.9 GB/s (70%)
15.3 GB/s (40%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
133 Seconds (2%)
min: 266     avg: 282.5     median: 282.5 (4%)     max: 299 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
86 Seconds (1%)
min: 169     avg: 178     median: 178 (1%)     max: 187 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.4 sec (8%)
min: 0.4152     avg: 0.4     median: 0.4 (9%)     max: 0.4479 sec
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
20279 Points (43%)
16892 Points (36%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
6.1 s (1%)
7.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
13.2 s (1%)
15.3 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
305.1 s (1%)
337.6 s (1%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
99321 Points (87%)
97391 Points (85%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
36991 Points (100%)
min: 30767     avg: 32947     median: 32947 (89%)     max: 35127 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
86389 Points (70%)
89617 Points (73%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
86306 Points (70%)
89287 Points (72%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
87725 Points (74%)
91846 Points (77%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
26168 Points (66%)
25510 Points (65%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
44787 Points (80%)
min: 30333     avg: 31839     median: 31839 (57%)     max: 33345 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
17206 Points (73%)
min: 11975     avg: 13037     median: 13036.5 (55%)     max: 14098 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
2634 Points (71%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
14288 Points (56%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
2311 Points (98%)
min: 1856     avg: 1934     median: 1920 (81%)     max: 2027 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
24343 Points (44%)
min: 12073     avg: 13013     median: 12715 (23%)     max: 14252 Points
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
2183 Points (9%)
1938 Points (8%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
23720 Points (75%)
13888 Points (44%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
9240 Points (92%)
9097 Points (91%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
87922 Points (96%)
54840 Points (60%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
437 ms (1%)
min: 487     avg: 504     median: 503.5 (1%)     max: 520 ms
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
313 Points (90%)
282 Points (81%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
383 Points (80%)
353 Points (74%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
2193 Points (84%)
2216 Points (85%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
276 Watt (48%)
218 Watt (38%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
273 Watt (50%)
207 Watt (38%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
118.4 Watt (78%)
121.6 Watt (80%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
21.9 Points per Watt (16%)
14.4 Points per Watt (11%)

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