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AMD Ryzen 7 7730U vs Apple M4 Max (16-core)

AMD Ryzen 7 7730U
50.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M4 Max (16-core)
81.1Inno Score
48.4Single-core86.9
36.8Multi-core80.8
81.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3
52.9Platformspec-based60
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7730U11 spec wins — Apple M4 Max (16-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M4 Max (16-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 81.1 to 50.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+44) and single-core (+39). 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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Apple M4 Max (16-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 87 vs 48
  • Stronger multi-core score: 81 vs 37
  • 275% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 26,300 vs 7,013
  • 164% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 28,100 vs 10,654
  • 160% higher PassMark: 43,917 vs 16,909

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M4 Max (16-core)
Announced20232024
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
Base TDP15 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M4 Max (16-core)
Cores816+100%
Performance cores812+50%
Efficiency cores—4
Threads1616
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M4 Max (16-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Apple 40-core GPU
iGPU clock2,000 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M4 Max (16-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5X-8533
Max memory64 GB128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7730U versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7730UApple M4 Max (16-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,976Bottom 19%4,020+103%Top 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,013Bottom 19%26,300+275%Top 3%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,455Bottom 28%2,230+53%Top 5%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,654Bottom 43%28,100+164%Top 10%
PassMark16,909Bottom 39%43,917+160%Top 11%

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