Apple M3 vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2023
Jan 2021
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M3
Vermeer
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 GPU
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
25 billions
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Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
20 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
12
Performance Core Threads
4
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
3.0 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
4.7 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
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Efficiency Core Threads
4
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Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
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Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
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Total Core Count
8
12
Total Thread Count
8
24
Multiplier
40x
30x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
512 K per core
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
32 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
24 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Channels
2
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
102.4 GB/s
51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
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Shader Units
1280
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Texture Units
80
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Raster Operation Units
40
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Execution Units
160
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Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
4.0
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,920
1,584
Cinebench R23
10,448
20,887
Geekbench 6
3,009
2,080
Geekbench 6
11,805
9,774
Cinebench 2024
140
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Cinebench 2024
707
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Blender
168
282
Passmark CPU
4,850
3,447
Passmark CPU
19,597
34,510
Geekbench 5
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1,715
Geekbench 5
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13,017
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.