AMD Ryzen 5 9500F vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Sep 2025
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
No
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-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
72 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
12
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.8 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5 GHz
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Total Core Count
6
18
Total Thread Count
12
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
38
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
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L3 Cache
32 MB shared
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Efficiency Cores
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12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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4.38 GHz
Unlocked Multiplier
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No
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size
192 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
28
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
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true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
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2005 MHz
Shader Units
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5120
Texture Units
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320
Raster Operation Units
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160
Execution Units
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640
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,690
2,584
Cinebench R23
12,810
31,566
Geekbench 6
3,051
4,355
Geekbench 6
14,235
30,196
Cinebench 2024
115
200
Cinebench 2024
860
2,071
Passmark CPU
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6,027
Passmark CPU
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58,548
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.