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Apple - M4 Pro vs AMD - Ryzen 9 7900X

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M4 ProAPPLERENDER
Probe A
Apple
M4 Pro
49.6/ 100D
Cores47· 40%
Benchmarks52· 40%
Platform—· 20%
Ryzen 9 7900XAMDRENDER
Probe B
AMD
Ryzen 9 7900X
55.6/ 100D
Cores55· 40%
Benchmarks56· 40%
Platform—· 20%
Quick verdict

Between the M4 Pro and Ryzen 9 7900X, the M4 Pro comes out ahead in tdp and cores, while the Ryzen 9 7900X wins on l3 cache and boost clock. Overall, the M4 Pro scores 49.6 and the Ryzen 9 7900X scores 55.6 on our Mars Score.

Buying advice

Which should you buy?

The Ryzen 9 7900X edges ahead on the Mars Score (49.6 vs 55.6), but the 6.0-point gap is small enough that the right pick comes down to which spec advantages matter to you.

Pick the M4 Pro if you care most about tdp and cores. The biggest gaps in its favor are tdp, cores.

Pick the Ryzen 9 7900X if you push the hardware — gaming, on-device AI, heavy multitasking — and the extra compute headroom is worth the trade-offs. Its strongest claims are l3 cache, boost clock, cinebench r23 (multi).

There are no meaningful ties on the headline specs — every popular-comparison metric has a winner.

Bottom line: the Ryzen 9 7900X is the safer default. The other model is the right choice only when its specific advantages line up with your priorities.

Why Apple - M4 Pro wins

  • ▲TDP — 130.00 W less. 40 vs 170.
  • ▲Cores — 16.67% more. 14 vs 12.

Why AMD - Ryzen 9 7900X wins

  • ▲L3 cache — 166.67% more. 64 MB vs 24 MB.
  • ▲Boost clock — 24.44% more. 5.6 GHz vs 4.5 GHz.
  • ▲Cinebench R23 (multi) — 24.37% more. 29600 vs 23800.
Full readout

Spec comparison

Cores

SpecApple - M4 ProAMD - Ryzen 9 7900X
Coresⓘ14lead12
Threadsⓘ1424lead
Base clockⓘ0 GHz4.7 GHzlead
Boost clockⓘ4.5 GHz5.6 GHzlead
L3 cacheⓘ24 MB64 MBlead

Platform

SpecApple - M4 ProAMD - Ryzen 9 7900X
SocketⓘSolderedAM5
TDPⓘ40 Wlead170 W
Integrated graphicsⓘtruetrue
DDR5ⓘtruetrue

Benchmarks

SpecApple - M4 ProAMD - Ryzen 9 7900X
Cinebench R23 (multi)ⓘ2380029600lead
Cinebench R23 (single)ⓘ2260lead2030
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Cores→Threads→Base clock→Boost clock→L3 cache→Socket→TDP→Integrated graphics→DDR5→Cinebench R23 (multi)→Cinebench R23 (single)→
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