Ryzen 7 9800X3D
AMD · Nov 2024
Price not listed
52 / 100 spec score
Higher overall- Home
- Processors
- Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Apple M4
Ryzen 7 9800X3D vs Apple M4
Ryzen 7 9800X3D scores higher overall and wins 2 of 5 areas, but Apple M4 still wins 0.
Apple M4
Apple · May 2024
Price not listed
49 / 100 spec score
Area by area
Ryzen 7 9800X3DApple M4
Multi-core potentialRyzen 7 9800X3D leads
Single-core potentialRyzen 7 9800X3D leads
Cache
Efficiency
AI acceleration
Why pick Ryzen 7 9800X3D
- Threads: 16 vs 10
- Max boost: 5.2 GHz vs 4.4 GHz
Huge 96 MB cache helps games
Why pick Apple M4
- Cores: 10 vs 8
38 TOPS Neural Engine
Tiebreaker
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Your pick
Ryzen 7 9800X3D
Scores 51 vs 49 on your weighting.
- Ryzen 7 9800X3D51
- Apple M449
If AI acceleration mattered a bit more to you, Apple M4 would draw level.
Full specifications
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Apple M4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Desktop | Laptop / tablet |
| Architecture | Zen 5 with 3D V-Cache | Apple silicon |
| Socket | AM5 | SoC |
| Process | TSMC N4P | TSMC N3E |
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Apple M4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Core layout | 8 Zen 5 | 4 performance + 6 efficiency |
| Base clock | 4.7 GHz | — |
| Max boost | 5.2 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Apple M4 | |
|---|---|---|
| L3 / shared cache | 96 MB | — |
| Memory support | DDR5-5600 | LPDDR5X unified, up to 32 GB |
| Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Apple M4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Base power (TDP) | 120 W | — |
| Integrated graphics | AMD Radeon (2 CU) | Apple 10-core GPU |
| NPU | — | 38 TOPS |
Green marks the better value where “better” is clear. Specs from each maker’s published pages.