Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 7 5600X3D
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
No
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
27 W
105 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
90 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
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142 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
4
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
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Efficiency Core Threads
6
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
6
Total Thread Count
10
12
Multiplier
46
33
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
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96 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
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ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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128 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
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Shader Units
1024
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Texture Units
64
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Raster Operation Units
32
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Execution Units
128
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
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4.0
PCIe Lanes
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20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
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Cinebench R23
15,912
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Geekbench 6
4,251
1,985
Geekbench 6
17,501
8,773
Cinebench 2024
206
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Cinebench 2024
1,170
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.