AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Amd
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Apple M5
Processor Number
9950X3D2
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Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM5
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
200 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
270 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.6 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
32
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
43
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
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L2 Cache
1 MB per core
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L3 Cache
192 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
—
12
Efficiency Core Threads
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12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
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Shader Units
128
2560
Texture Units
8
160
Raster Operation Units
4
80
Execution Units
2
320
Power Consumption
15
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
28
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Benchmark
Geekbench 6
3,551
4,290
Geekbench 6
24,343
24,687
Cinebench R23
—
2,569
Cinebench R23
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24,400
Cinebench 2024
—
209
Cinebench 2024
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1,732
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.