Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X

Processor comparisons 21-10-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which processor to buy, you can make a choice after reading the comprehensive tests Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 7600X and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, video editing, machine learning, rendering. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software like 7zip, Blender, PCMark 10, GeekBench 6, 5.2, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, AIDA64, SuperPi, Handbrake, 3DMark, MATLAB, Prime95, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Blender, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, RealBench, WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Rainbow Six Siege
Watch Dogs Legion
Fallout 76
Valheim
Halo Infinite
Borderlands 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Death Stranding
DOOM: Eternal
Fortnite
Apex Legends
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
Last Man Standing
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Grand Theft Auto V
Valorant

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 7600X or Apple M1 Max.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

M1 Max

60%

Ryzen 5 7600X

64%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 5 7600X is 6% better than M1 Max. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M1 Max

57%

Ryzen 5 7600X

58%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Control, Monster Hunter World, Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Ghostrunner, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, DOTA 2A, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.3	102.1
Valorant	115.1	116.0
Cyberpunk 2077	64.5	65.0
Apex Legends	108.2	109.1
Call of Duty Warzone	86.3	87.0
Overwatch	93.2	94.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.4	80.1
DOOM Eternal	57.6	58.0
Warzone	89.8	90.5
Assassin's Creed	96.7	97.5
Valheim	95.5	96.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

M1 Max

332%

Ryzen 5 7600X

74%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 Max is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 5 7600X as it consumes less power: 18W vs. 105W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, streaming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to work, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Cinbench 15 Single-core	313	266
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1811	4361
Cinbench 20 Single-core	617	639
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3106	10427
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2360	1630
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12204	28655

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Single-Core	5344	3450
Multi-Core	34572	46212

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Single-Core	1793	2344
Multi-Core	13028	13843

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. The economy are obvious! It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
Announcement date	October 07, 2021	September 27, 2022
Type	Laptop;Desktop	Desktop
Socket	M1	AM5
Core name	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm	Raphael
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 4
Generation	1	5
Turbo Frequency		5.3 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	4.7 MHz
Cores	10	6
Threads	10	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	57000 millions	12600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	18 W	105 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400	3200
Memory bandwidth	409 GByte/s
L1 cache	4MB	384KB
L2 cache	24MB	6MB
L3 cache	48MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	APL1105	100-000000593

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 5 7600X is 31% better than M1 Max in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Max has 4 more core than Ryzen 5 7600X. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Max is better: 11
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 7600X is better: 25
However, it should be understood that all the figures in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the opinion of real owners of Apple M1 Max and AMD Ryzen 5 7600X before deciding which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

Apple M1 Max - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Apple M1 Max specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 5 7600X specs and review.