Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jan 2020
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen+ (Picasso)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Radeon RX Vega 3
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
4.94 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
14 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP5
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Power Consumption
—
12-25 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
2
Performance Core Threads
6
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
2.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Total Core Count
18
2
Total Thread Count
18
4
Multiplier
46
26
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
—
3.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
—
100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
96 K per core
L2 Cache
—
512 K per core
L3 Cache
—
4 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
38.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Size
—
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
—
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
Shader Units
2560
192
Texture Units
160
12
Raster Operation Units
80
4
Execution Units
320
3
GPU Base Frequency
—
300 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
—
1200 MHz
Power Consumption
—
15
Max Resolution
—
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
3.0
PCIe Lanes
—
8
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
836
Cinebench R23
24,400
1,972
Geekbench 6
4,290
977
Geekbench 6
24,687
1,702
Cinebench 2024
209
—
Cinebench 2024
1,732
—
Geekbench 5
—
838
Geekbench 5
—
1,569
Blender
—
18
Passmark CPU
—
1,735
Passmark CPU
—
3,744
▲ Specs Compare
Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.