Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600F
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Sep 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
No
Generation
—
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
4.15 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
72 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
—
74 mm²
I/O Process Size
—
12 nm
I/O Die Size
—
125 mm²
Package
—
µOPGA-1331
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
6
Performance Core Threads
6
12
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
—
Total Core Count
18
6
Total Thread Count
18
12
Multiplier
46
30
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
4 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L2 Cache
—
512 K per core
L3 Cache
—
32 MB shared
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
—
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
47.68 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
—
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
—
Shader Units
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
4.0
PCIe Lanes
—
24
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,450
Cinebench R23
31,566
10,505
Geekbench 6
4,355
2,084
Geekbench 6
30,196
8,816
Cinebench 2024
200
86
Cinebench 2024
2,071
610
Passmark CPU
6,027
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Passmark CPU
58,548
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.