Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Dragon Range
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Radeon 610M
Generation
—
Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
13.14 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AMD Socket FL1
Power Consumption
64 W
55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100°C
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
—
2x71 mm²
I/O Process Size
—
6 nm
I/O Die Size
—
122 mm²
Package
—
µFC-BGAFL1
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
16
Performance Core Threads
6
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
—
Total Core Count
18
16
Total Thread Count
18
32
Multiplier
46
24.0
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 KB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.2 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L2 Cache
—
1 MB per core
L3 Cache
—
64 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
64 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
4096
128
Texture Units
256
8
Raster Operation Units
128
4
Execution Units
512
2
GPU Base Frequency
—
400 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15 W
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Geekbench 6
4,282
2,688
Geekbench 6
29,052
15,655
Cinebench 2024
200
—
Cinebench 2024
2,065
—
Cinebench R23
—
1,864
Cinebench R23
—
33,370
Blender
—
575
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.