Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 9 5980HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Radeon RX Vega 8
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
10.7 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP6
Power Consumption
27 W
35-54 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
105°C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
8
Performance Core Threads
4
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
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Total Core Count
10
8
Total Thread Count
10
16
Multiplier
46
33x
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
—
4.8 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
16 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200, LPDDR4-4266
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
2100 MHz
Shader Units
1024
512
Texture Units
64
32
Raster Operation Units
32
8
Execution Units
128
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Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
12
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
1,626
Cinebench R23
15,912
11,891
Geekbench 6
4,251
2,047
Geekbench 6
17,501
8,439
Cinebench 2024
206
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Cinebench 2024
1,170
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.