Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Dec 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Radeon 780M
Generation
—
Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Hawk Point))
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
25 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP8
Power Consumption
72 W
35-54 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
—
178 mm²
Package
—
FP8, FP7, FP7r2
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
4.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
—
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
16
Multiplier
46
40x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L2 Cache
—
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
16 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500
Max Memory Size
128 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
2800 MHz
Shader Units
5120
768
Texture Units
320
48
Raster Operation Units
160
32
Execution Units
640
12
GPU Base Frequency
—
800 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Max Resolution
—
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
Official Website
—
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS official page
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,803
Cinebench R23
31,566
17,035
Geekbench 6
4,355
2,616
Geekbench 6
30,196
13,316
Cinebench 2024
200
106
Cinebench 2024
2,071
975
Passmark CPU
6,027
3,864
Passmark CPU
58,548
29,458
Geekbench 5
—
1,965
Geekbench 5
—
12,368
Blender
—
265
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.