AMD Ryzen 5 1500X vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2017
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Zen
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Package
Transistor Count
4.8 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
14 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM4
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
64 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
6
Performance Core Threads
8
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.7 GHz
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Total Core Count
4
18
Total Thread Count
8
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
35x
46
L1 Cache
96 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
512 K per core
—
L3 Cache
16 MB shared
—
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
—
12
Efficiency Core Threads
—
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
—
4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-2666
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
64 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
39.74 GB/s
460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
3.0
—
PCIe Lanes
20
—
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
—
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
2005 MHz
Shader Units
—
4096
Texture Units
—
256
Raster Operation Units
—
128
Execution Units
—
512
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
930
—
Cinebench R23
4,641
—
Geekbench 6
1,136
4,282
Geekbench 5
918
—
Geekbench 6
3,734
29,052
Geekbench 5
3,861
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Passmark CPU
2,111
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Passmark CPU
9,063
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Cinebench 2024
—
200
Cinebench 2024
—
2,065
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.