Apple M5 (10-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 5 1500X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Apr 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
—
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
N/A
Core Architecture
—
Zen
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Transistor Count
—
4.8 billions
Power Consumption
—
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
8
Multiplier
46
35x
L1 Cache
320 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
16 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2666
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
39.74 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
64 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
—
Shader Units
1280
—
Texture Units
80
—
Raster Operation Units
40
—
Execution Units
160
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
930
Cinebench R23
15,574
4,641
Geekbench 6
4,186
1,136
Geekbench 6
16,820
3,734
Cinebench 2024
184
—
Cinebench 2024
1,071
—
Cinebench 2026
4,367
—
Cinebench 2026
737
—
Geekbench 5
—
918
Geekbench 5
—
3,861
Passmark CPU
—
2,111
Passmark CPU
—
9,063
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.