Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

Processor comparisons 21-10-2022

   For example you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice by looking at the Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS tests and decide which is better for games or simple use for programming, streaming, machine learning, rendering, video editing. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A thorough analysis of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as MATLAB, SuperPi, Furmark, UserBenchmark, 7zip, Blender, RealBench, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Blender, 3DMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, PCMark 10, PassMark, VeraCrypt, Prime95, AIDA64, Gears 5, Handbrake, WPrime, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Dolphin Emulator.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS 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 9 PRO 6950HS

60%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M1 Max

57%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

55%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think 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 processors were compared: PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Forza Horizon 4, Half-Life: Alyx, Control, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.3	98.5
Valorant	115.1	112.0
Cyberpunk 2077	64.5	62.7
Apex Legends	108.2	105.2
Call of Duty Warzone	86.3	84.0
Overwatch	93.2	90.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.4	77.2
DOOM Eternal	57.6	56.0
Warzone	89.8	87.3
Assassin's Creed	96.7	94.0
Valheim	95.5	92.9

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

M1 Max

332%

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS

147%

To make a finishing 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 9 PRO 6950HS since it has less power consumption: 18W vs. 35W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. 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

If 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 efficiency, the processor uses all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the program that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to run, 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 9 PRO 6950HS
Cinbench 15 Single-core	313	319
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1811	3089
Cinbench 20 Single-core	617	743
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3106	6772
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2360	1844
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12204	18847

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

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Single-Core	5344	4117
Multi-Core	34572	34073

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

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Single-Core	1793	1544
Multi-Core	13028	10313

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
Announcement date	October 07, 2021	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop;Desktop	Laptop
Socket	M1	FP7
Core name	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm	Rembrandt
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 3+
Generation	1	6
Turbo Frequency		4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.3 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	10	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	57000 millions	7200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	18 W	35 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	DDR5
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400	3200
Memory bandwidth	409 GByte/s
L1 cache	4MB	512KB
L2 cache	24MB	4MB
L3 cache	48MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	APL1105	FP7: 100-000000541 FP7r2: 100-000000563

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is 3% better than M1 Max in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Max has 2 more core than Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS. 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: 24
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS is better: 12
Although it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch the video tests and read the reviews of real owners of Apple M1 Max and AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS before making a choice 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 9 PRO 6950HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS specs and review.