Apple M2 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Jun 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core)
Radeon Graphics
Generation
—
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Series
—
Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Transistor Count
40 billions
—
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
30 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Foundry
—
TSMC
I/O Process Size
—
6 nm
Package
—
FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
6
Performance Core Threads
8
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
—
Total Core Count
12
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Multiplier
—
39
L3 Cache
—
32 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Size
32 GB
192 GB
Max Memory Channels
4
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
204.8 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
2432
—
Texture Units
152
—
Raster Operation Units
76
—
Execution Units
304
2
Power Consumption
35 W
—
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,632
2,119
Cinebench R23
13,929
16,284
Geekbench 6
2,650
3,331
Geekbench 5
1,986
—
Geekbench 6
14,275
15,031
Geekbench 5
14,863
—
Cinebench 2024
122
130
Cinebench 2024
782
913
Blender
253
—
Passmark CPU
4,116
4,571
Passmark CPU
26,265
29,828
Cinebench 2026
—
4,122
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.