Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 5 2600
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Sep 2018
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen+
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
4.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
12 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
27 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
—
Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
10
12
Multiplier
46
34x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.9 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
16 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2933
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
43.71 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
—
Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,016
Cinebench R23
15,912
7,101
Geekbench 6
4,251
1,170
Geekbench 6
17,501
4,526
Cinebench 2024
206
—
Cinebench 2024
1,170
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,029
Geekbench 5
—
5,638
Blender
—
129
Passmark CPU
—
2,242
Passmark CPU
—
13,124
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.