Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Apr 2025
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-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
FL1
Power Consumption
72 W
55 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
—
75 W
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
2.5 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
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
5.4 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
—
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 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
5120
—
Texture Units
320
—
Raster Operation Units
160
—
Execution Units
640
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5.0
PCIe Lanes
—
28
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
2,001
Cinebench R23
31,566
34,973
Geekbench 6
4,355
2,766
Geekbench 6
30,196
16,747
Cinebench 2024
200
113
Cinebench 2024
2,071
1,719
Passmark CPU
6,027
4,035
Passmark CPU
58,548
55,980
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.