Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 3 3100

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CPU Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) Apple · 2026-03

CPU AMD Ryzen 3 3100 AMD · 2020-04

General Parameters

Release Date

Mar 2026

Apr 2020

Manufacturer

Apple

AMD

Type

Laptop

Desktop

Instruction Set

ARMv9

x86-64

Core Architecture

Apple M5

Zen 2

Integrated Graphics

Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)

N/A

Package

Transistor Count

28 billions

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Manufacturing Process

3 nm

7 nm

Socket

Apple M-Socket

AM4

Power Consumption

64 W

65 W

Peak Operating Temperature

100 °C

95 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Cores

6

4

Performance Core Threads

6

8

Performance Core Base Frequency

4.61 GHz

3.6 GHz

Efficiency Cores

12

—

Efficiency Core Threads

12

—

Efficiency Core Base Frequency

4.38 GHz

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Total Core Count

18

4

Total Thread Count

18

8

Multiplier

46

36x

L1 Cache

192 K per core

64 K per core

Unlocked Multiplier

No

Yes

Performance Core Turbo Frequency

—

3.9 GHz

Bus Frequency

—

100 MHz

L2 Cache

—

512 K per core

L3 Cache

—

16 MB shared

Memory Parameters

Memory Types

LPDDR5X-9600

DDR4-3200

Max Memory Size

128 GB

128 GB

Max Memory Bandwidth

460.8 GB/s

51.2 GB/s

ECC Memory Support

No

Yes

Max Memory Channels

—

2

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics

true

—

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

2005 MHz

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Shader Units

4096

—

Texture Units

256

—

Raster Operation Units

128

—

Execution Units

512

—

Miscellaneous

Official Website

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PCIe Version

—

4.0

PCIe Lanes

—

16

Benchmark

Geekbench 6

4,282

1,434

Geekbench 6

29,052

5,105

Cinebench 2024

200

—

Cinebench 2024

2,065

—

Cinebench R23

—

1,119

Cinebench R23

—

5,627

Geekbench 5

—

1,269

Geekbench 5

—

5,059

Blender

—

77

Passmark CPU

—

2,413

Passmark CPU

—

11,547

▲ Specs Compare Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.