AMD Ryzen 5 9500F vs Apple M3 Max
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2025
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv8
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Apple M3
Integrated Graphics
No
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Series
Ryzen 9000 Series
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Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM5
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
56 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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92 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
12
Performance Core Threads
12
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Total Core Count
6
16
Total Thread Count
12
16
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
38
40
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
32 MB shared
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Efficiency Cores
—
4
Efficiency Core Threads
—
4
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
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2.57 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier
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No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5-6400
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
8
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
409.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
28
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Base Frequency
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500 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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1600 MHz
Shader Units
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5120
Texture Units
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320
Raster Operation Units
—
160
Execution Units
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640
Power Consumption
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60
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,690
1,950
Cinebench R23
12,810
24,002
Geekbench 6
3,051
3,227
Geekbench 6
14,235
21,164
Cinebench 2024
115
142
Cinebench 2024
860
1,683
Blender
—
415
Passmark CPU
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4,790
Passmark CPU
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41,188
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.