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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Apple M3 Max (16-core)

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M3 Max (16-core)
72.9Inno Score
48.4Single-core71.2
36.8Multi-core71
81.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3
52.9Platformspec-based60
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U9 spec wins — Apple M3 Max (16-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M3 Max (16-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 72.9 to 50.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+34) and single-core (+23). AMD Ryzen 7 7730U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7730U

  • 11% higher Boost clock: 4.5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 Max (16-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 71 vs 48
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 37
  • 202% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 21,200 vs 7,013
  • 144% higher PassMark: 41,192 vs 16,909
  • 127% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 24,200 vs 10,654

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M3 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M3 Max (16-core)
Announced20232023
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
Base TDP15 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M3 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M3 Max (16-core)
Cores816+100%
Performance cores812+50%
Efficiency cores—4
Threads1616
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock4.5 GHz+11%4.1 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M3 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M3 Max (16-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Apple 40-core GPU
iGPU clock2,000 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M3 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M3 Max (16-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M3 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M3 Max (16-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 19%3,130+58%Top 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013Bottom 19%21,200+202%Top 9%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455Bottom 28%1,950+34%Top 25%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654Bottom 43%24,200+127%Top 13%
PassMark16,909Bottom 39%41,192+144%Top 13%

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