Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jul 2017
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
4.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
27 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
—
Efficiency Core Threads
6
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
—
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
4
Multiplier
46
34x
L1 Cache
192 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
—
8 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
2005 MHz
—
Shader Units
1024
—
Texture Units
64
—
Raster Operation Units
32
—
Execution Units
128
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
20
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
940
Cinebench R23
15,912
3,464
Geekbench 6
4,251
1,055
Geekbench 6
17,501
3,185
Cinebench 2024
206
—
Cinebench 2024
1,170
—
Geekbench 5
—
900
Geekbench 5
—
3,060
Passmark CPU
—
2,099
Passmark CPU
—
6,910
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.