AMD Ryzen 9 6900HS vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2022
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Rembrandt
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 680M
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
6 nm
3 nm
Socket
FP7
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
35 W
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
16
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.3 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.9 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
18
Total Thread Count
16
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
33x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
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L3 Cache
16 MB shared
—
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Efficiency Cores
—
12
Efficiency Core Threads
—
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5200, LPDDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Channels
4
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Max Memory Bandwidth
76.8 GB/s
614 GB/s
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
ECC Memory Support
—
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
2000 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2400 MHz
2005 MHz
Shader Units
768
5120
Texture Units
48
320
Raster Operation Units
32
160
Execution Units
12
640
Power Consumption
15 W
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
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PCIe Lanes
20
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,557
2,584
Cinebench R23
12,922
31,566
Geekbench 6
1,985
4,355
Geekbench 5
1,526
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Geekbench 6
9,206
30,196
Geekbench 5
9,154
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Blender
213
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Passmark CPU
3,323
6,027
Passmark CPU
23,895
58,548
Cinebench 2024
—
200
Cinebench 2024
—
2,071
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.