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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Apple M4 Max (16-core)

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
67.9Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M4 Max (16-core)
81.1Inno Score
70.9Single-core86.9
60.7Multi-core80.8
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
72.9iGPU—
70.8Platformspec-based60
5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4708 spec wins — Apple M4 Max (16-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M4 Max (16-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 81.1 to 67.9, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+20) and single-core (+16). AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 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 AI 9 HX 470

  • 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • 50% higher threads: 24 vs 16
  • 15% higher Boost clock: 5.2 GHz vs 4.5 GHz

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

  • Stronger single-core score: 87 vs 71
  • Stronger multi-core score: 81 vs 61
  • 200% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 4
  • 79% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 26,300 vs 14,689
  • 37% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,020 vs 2,941

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M4 Max (16-core)
Announced20262024
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M4 Max (16-core)
Cores1216+33%
Performance cores412+200%
Efficiency cores8+100%4
Threads24+50%16
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+15%4.5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M4 Max (16-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MApple 40-core GPU
iGPU clock3,100 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M4 Max (16-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X, DDR5LPDDR5X-8533
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M4 Max (16-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,941Top 21%4,020+37%Top 7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,689Top 28%26,300+79%Top 4%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,061Top 17%2,230+8%Top 5%
Cinebench R23 (multi)22,975Top 15%28,100+22%Top 10%
PassMark37,081Top 14%43,917+18%Top 11%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,242Top 12%—

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