AMD Ryzen 7 9850X3D vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Amd
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Apple M5
Processor Number
9850X3D
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Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Generation
Ryzen 7 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Package
Transistor Count
8.315 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM5
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
120 W
72 W
Max Turbo Power Consumption
162 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
70.6 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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I/O Die Size
122 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.7 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
18
Total Thread Count
16
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
47
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
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L3 Cache
96 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Efficiency Cores
—
12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
128
5120
Texture Units
8
320
Raster Operation Units
4
160
Execution Units
2
640
Power Consumption
15
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
28
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,222
2,584
Cinebench R23
23,192
31,566
Geekbench 6
3,581
4,355
Geekbench 6
19,325
30,196
Cinebench 2024
144
200
Cinebench 2024
1,398
2,071
Cinebench 2026
5,698
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Cinebench 2026
780
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Passmark CPU
—
6,027
Passmark CPU
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58,548
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.