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Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X gaming benchmark

Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Processor comparisons   22-10-2022
   If you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the full tests Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X and decide which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like Prime95, AIDA64, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), RealBench, UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, Furmark, 3DMark, Handbrake, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, 7zip, VeraCrypt, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, Blender, WPrime, PassMark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:
  • Rainbow Six Siege
  • Borderlands 3
  • Halo Infinite
  • Fallout 76
  • DOOM: Eternal
  • Last Man Standing
  • Death Stranding
  • Overwatch
  • Fortnite
  • Watch Dogs Legion
  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
  • Valorant
  • Apex Legends
  • Grand Theft Auto V
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Assassin's Creed Valhalla
  • Valheim
  • Cyberpunk 2077
  • World of Warcraft: Shadowlands

   After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X or Apple M2 Max.


 
Apple M2 Max
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark
M2 Max62% Ryzen Threadripper 3970X69%
This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 10% better than M2 Max. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.
M2 Max60% Ryzen Threadripper 3970X65%
The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play 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, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Half-Life: Alyx, NBA 2K20, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Hitman 3, Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, League of Legends (LOL), Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Control, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Microsoft Flight Simulator, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Battlefield V.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite106.0115.8
Valorant120.4131.6
Cyberpunk 207767.473.7
Apex Legends113.2123.7
Call of Duty Warzone90.398.7
Overwatch97.5106.6
Red Dead Redemption 283.190.8
DOOM Eternal60.265.8
Warzone93.9102.7
Assassin's Creed101.2110.6
Valheim99.9109.3
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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.


Power consumption
M2 Max465% Ryzen Threadripper 3970X15%
To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M2 Max is more energy efficient than the Ryzen Threadripper 3970X since it has less power consumption: 15W vs. 280W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video editing or video rendering, machine learning, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in 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 turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance
Apple M2 Max AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Cinbench 15 Single-core389209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core22207398
Cinbench 20 Single-core761509
Cinbench 20 Multi-core380117444
Cinbench 23 Single-core22041270
Cinbench 23 Multi-core1714247102

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Max AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Single-Core65362686
Multi-Core4224664446

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance
Apple M2 Max AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Single-Core20961312
Multi-Core1761727290

Comparison of specifications

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

Apple M2 Max AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X
Announcement dateOctober 20, 2022November 25, 2019
TypeDesktop;LaptopDesktop
SocketM2sTRX4
Core name8x Avalanche and 4x BlizzardCastle Peak
Architecturehybrid (big.LITTLE)Zen 2
Generation23
Turbo Frequency4.5 MHz
Frequency3.49 MHz3.7 MHz
Cores1232
Threads1264
Bus rate
Bit6464
Lithography4 nm7 nm
Transistors count68000 millions22600 millions
Power consumption (TDP)15 W280 W
Memory typeLPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHzDDR4
Max. Memory64 Gb
Memory Frequency64003200
Memory bandwidth412 GByte/s
L1 cache4MB2MB
L2 cache24MB16MB
L3 cache48MB128MB
OverclockingNoYes
Supports ECCNoNo
Part number100-000000011
100-100000011WOF
In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is 5% better than M2 Max in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen Threadripper 3970X has 20 more core than M2 Max. 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 M2 Max is better: 15
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is better: 22
   All the data in the article above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of of people who bought Apple M2 Max and AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X before deciding which of the processors to buy for gaming.
Apple M2 Max - all data

•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X - all data

• Assassin's Creed gaming benchmark
•  Cinebench r15 score
•  Cinebench r20 score
•  Cinebench r23 score
•  GeekBench 6, 5.2 score
• Fortnite gaming benchmark
• Roblox gaming benchmark
• Valorant gaming benchmark
• Cyberpunk 2077 gaming benchmark
• Apex Legends gaming benchmark
• Call of Duty: Warzone gaming benchmark
• Overwatch gaming benchmark
• Red Dead Redemption 2 gaming benchmark
• DOOM Eternal gaming benchmark
• GTA 5 gaming benchmark
• PUBG gaming benchmark


Apple M2 Max Processor Comparisons
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• Vs Core i7-12700KF
• Vs Core i7-12700K
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i9-12900E
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Core i9-12900
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs EPYC 7543
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-12900HK
• Vs EPYC 7643
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs EPYC 7543P
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs EPYC 7313
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Core i7-12850HX
• Vs Core i5-12600KF
• Vs Core i5-12600K
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i5-13400
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Apple M1 Max
• Vs EPYC 72F3
• Vs Core i7-12800HL
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950HS
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Core i7-12700HL
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Apple M1 Ultra
• Vs Apple M2
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Ryzen 9 7950X
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Core i7-12700
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Core i9-13900
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Ryzen 9 PRO 3900
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
• Vs Core i3-13100
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850HS
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-12700F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650H
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700G
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HS
• Vs Core i9-11900
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HS
• Vs Ryzen 9 6980HX
• Vs Core i9-11980HK
• Vs Ryzen 9 5600X
• Vs Core i7-12700H
• Vs Core i7-12650HX
• Vs Core i9-11900F
• Vs Core i9-11900H
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750G
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
• Vs Ryzen 9 6900HX
• Vs Core i7-11700B
• Vs Core i9-11900K
• Vs Core i7-12700T
• Vs Core i9-11900KF
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U
• Vs Core i7-11700K
• Vs Core i5-12600
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HX
• Vs Core i5-12600T
• Vs Core i9-11950H
• Vs Core i5-12490F
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800HS
• Vs Core i5-12400F
• Vs Ryzen 9 5980HS
• Vs Core i9-11900KB
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600HS
• Vs Core i7-12650H
• Vs Core i5-12400
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 3700
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800H
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800XT
• Vs Core i5-12400T
• Vs Ryzen 5 6600U
• Vs Core i5-12600H
• Vs Ryzen 7 6800U
• Vs Core i5-12450H
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i7-11850H
• Vs Core i9-11900T
• Vs Core i7-11700
• Vs Core i3-12300
• Vs Ryzen 7 5825U
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800U
• Vs Ryzen 7 5700U
• Vs Ryzen 7 Pro 5750GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900HS
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Core i7-11700T
• Vs Core i5-12500H
• Vs Core i5-12600HX
• Vs Core i7-11700KF
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600G
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800
• Vs Core i7-11700F
• Vs Core i5-12450HX
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4700G
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
• Vs Core i3-12100T
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Core i9-10920X
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5675U
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900HS
• Vs Core i3-12300T
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700G
• Vs Core i9-10900
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800H
• Vs Core i9-10900F
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650G
• Vs Ryzen 7 4800HS
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 4750GE
• Vs Ryzen 9 4900H
• Vs Core i9-10900KF
• Vs Core i9-10940X
• Vs Ryzen 7 4700GE
• Vs Ryzen 5 3600XT
• Vs Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
• Vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5875U
• Vs Core i5-13600
• Vs Core i7-13700HX
• Vs Core i7-13700H
• Vs Core i9-13900HK
• Vs Core i9-13900HX
• Vs Core i5-13600HX
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600
• Vs Core i5-13500HX
• Vs Core i5-13600T
• Vs Core i5-13600H
• Vs Core i5-13500H
• Vs Core i5-13505H
• Vs Core i5-13500T
• Vs Core i5-13400F
• Vs Core i5-13400T
• Vs Core i5-1345U


AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X Processor Comparisons
• Vs EPYC 7702
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3995WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3950X
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900XT
• Vs Ryzen 9 3900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 5800X
• Vs Core i9-10900K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3800X
• Vs Core i9-10850K
• Vs Ryzen 7 3700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 5600X
• Vs Core i7-10700K
• Vs Core i9-10980XE
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 3960X
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3955WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 3945WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 5900
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX
• Vs Xeon Gold 6242R
• Vs EPYC 7502
• Vs Xeon Platinum 8260M
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800
• Vs Ryzen 9 5800X
• Vs EPYC 7742
• Vs EPYC 7513
• Vs EPYC 7453
• Vs EPYC 74F3
• Vs EPYC 7443P
• Vs EPYC 7443
• Vs EPYC 7413
• Vs EPYC 73F3
• Vs EPYC 7343
• Vs EPYC 7313P
• Vs Xeon W-3275M
• Vs EPYC 7452
• Vs Xeon Gold 6248R
• Vs EPYC 7272
• Vs Core i9-12900K
• Vs Core i9-13900K
• Vs Core i9-12900H
• Vs Core i7-12800H
• Vs Core i9-12900KF
• Vs Core i9-12900T
• Vs Core i9-12900TE
• Vs Core i9-12900F
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX
• Vs Core i9-12900HX
• Vs Core i9-12950HX
• Vs Core i9-12900KS
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX
• Vs Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX
• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X
• Vs Ryzen 7 7700X
• Vs Ryzen 5 7600X
• Vs Core i9-13900KF
• Vs Core i7-13700K
• Vs Core i7-13700KF
• Vs Core i5-13600K
• Vs Core i5-13600KF
• Vs Core i9-13900KS
• Vs Core i5-13500
• Vs Core i7-13700
• Vs Core i9-13900
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• Vs Apple M2 Pro
• Vs Core i5-13600
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• Vs Ryzen 9 7900X3D
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