AMD Ryzen 5 3500U vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2019
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Picasso
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Vega 8
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Package
Transistor Count
4.9 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
12 nm
3 nm
Socket
FP5
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
12-35 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
105 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
5
Performance Core Threads
8
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
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Total Core Count
4
15
Total Thread Count
8
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
21x
46
L1 Cache
96 K per core
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L2 Cache
512 K per core
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L3 Cache
4 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
—
10
Efficiency Core Threads
—
10
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
35.76 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
300 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1200 MHz
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Shader Units
512
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Texture Units
32
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Raster Operation Units
8
—
Execution Units
8
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Power Consumption
65 W
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Max Resolution
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
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PCIe Lanes
12
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
765
2,569
Cinebench R23
2,752
22,591
Geekbench 6
920
4,283
Geekbench 5
550
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Geekbench 6
2,547
23,517
Geekbench 5
2,859
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Blender
49
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Passmark CPU
1,954
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Passmark CPU
6,987
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Cinebench 2024
—
208
Cinebench 2024
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1,623
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.