AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9945 vs Apple M5 (8-core GPU)
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Amd
Apple
Type
Desktop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Apple M5
Processor Number
9945
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Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Package
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AM5
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
65 W
27 W
Peak Operating Temperature
95 °C
100 °C
Transistor Count
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28 billions
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
12
4
Performance Core Threads
24
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.4 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
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Total Core Count
12
10
Total Thread Count
24
10
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
34
46
L1 Cache
80 K per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
Efficiency Cores
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6
Efficiency Core Threads
—
6
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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3.0 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
153 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
2005 MHz
Shader Units
128
1024
Texture Units
8
64
Raster Operation Units
4
32
Execution Units
2
128
Power Consumption
15
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5.0
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PCIe Lanes
28
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Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,117
2,552
Cinebench R23
19,948
15,912
Geekbench 6
3,284
4,251
Geekbench 6
16,188
17,501
Cinebench 2024
135
206
Cinebench 2024
1,230
1,170
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.