AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jul 2019
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Zen 2
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Pro GPU (18-core)
Package
Transistor Count
3.8 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
7 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM4
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
95 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
5
Performance Core Threads
12
5
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
15
Total Thread Count
12
15
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
38x
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
512 K per core
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L3 Cache
32 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
—
10
Efficiency Core Threads
—
10
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR4-3200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
128 GB
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Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
47.68 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
—
PCIe Lanes
16
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
1,534
4,283
Geekbench 5
1,323
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Geekbench 6
6,388
23,517
Geekbench 5
7,338
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Passmark CPU
2,636
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Passmark CPU
18,224
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Cinebench R23
—
2,569
Cinebench R23
—
22,591
Cinebench 2024
—
208
Cinebench 2024
—
1,623
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.