Apple M4 Max 16 Core vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2024
Jun 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Max GPU (40-core)
No
Generation
—
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
70 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
90 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
142 W
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
—
74 mm²
I/O Process Size
—
12 nm
I/O Die Size
—
125 mm²
Package
—
µOPGA-1331
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
6
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
—
Efficiency Core Threads
4
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
—
Total Core Count
16
6
Total Thread Count
16
12
Multiplier
45
30
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 K per core
L2 Cache
—
512 K per core
L3 Cache
—
96 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
546 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
—
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Power Consumption
62
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,281
1,379
Cinebench R23
27,392
9,804
Geekbench 6
3,984
1,932
Geekbench 6
26,185
8,204
Cinebench 2024
187
—
Cinebench 2024
2,045
—
Passmark CPU
4,534
—
Passmark CPU
43,708
—
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.