Apple M5 (10-Core) vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Jan 2020
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 2
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
sTRX4
Transistor Count
—
19.2 billions
Power Consumption
—
280 W
Peak Operating Temperature
—
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
64
Performance Core Threads
4
128
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
2.9 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Total Core Count
10
64
Total Thread Count
10
128
Multiplier
46
29x
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
—
4.3 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L3 Cache
—
128 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
95.37 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
—
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
4
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
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
64
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
1,262
Cinebench R23
15,574
75,671
Geekbench 6
4,186
1,138
Geekbench 6
16,820
11,211
Cinebench 2024
184
—
Cinebench 2024
1,071
—
Cinebench 2026
4,367
—
Cinebench 2026
737
—
Geekbench 5
—
1,265
Geekbench 5
—
27,453
Passmark CPU
—
2,564
Passmark CPU
—
80,316
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.