Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) vs AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X
CPU · Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Oct 2023
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Core Architecture
Apple M5
Storm Peak
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
N/A
Generation
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Ryzen Threadripper (Zen 4 (Storm Peak))
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
52.56 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
5 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AMD Socket sTR5
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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Power Consumption
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350 W
Foundry
—
TSMC
Die Size
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8x71 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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388 mm
Package
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FC-LGA4844
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
—
Performance Core Threads
6
—
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.2 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
—
Efficiency Core Threads
12
—
Total Core Count
18
64
Total Thread Count
18
128
Multiplier
46
32.0
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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5.1 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L1 Cache
—
64 KB per core
L2 Cache
—
64 MB
L3 Cache
—
256 MB
SMP
—
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Bandwidth
307 GB/s
166.4 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
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1 TB
Max Memory Channels
—
4
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
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Shader Units
2560
—
Texture Units
160
—
Raster Operation Units
80
—
Execution Units
320
—
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
—
5
PCIe Lanes
—
48
Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,569
1,891
Cinebench R23
24,400
98,341
Geekbench 6
4,290
2,828
Geekbench 6
24,687
26,811
Cinebench 2024
209
113
Cinebench 2024
1,732
5,531
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Data sourced from official specifications and benchmark tests.