AMD Ryzen 5 8600G vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2024
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 760M
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Generation
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
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Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM5
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
45-65 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
178 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
5
Performance Core Threads
12
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
15
Total Thread Count
12
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
43x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
6 MB
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L3 Cache
16 MB
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Efficiency Cores
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10
Efficiency Core Threads
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10
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
256 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
83.2 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
800 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2800 MHz
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Shader Units
512
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Texture Units
32
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Raster Operation Units
16
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Execution Units
8
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Power Consumption
15
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AI Accelerator
NPU
AMD Ryzen™ AI
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Theoretical performance
16 TOPS
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,738
2,569
Cinebench R23
13,359
22,591
Geekbench 6
2,725
4,283
Geekbench 6
12,453
23,517
Cinebench 2024
101
208
Cinebench 2024
767
1,623
Blender
223
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Passmark CPU
3,864
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Passmark CPU
25,316
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.