Product Compare
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Jul 2019 | Mar 2026 |
| Manufacturer | AMD | Apple |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Core Architecture | Zen 2 | Apple M5 |
| Integrated Graphics | N/A | Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core) |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 3.8 billions | 28 billions |
| Manufacturing Process | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Socket | AM4 | Apple M-Socket |
| Power Consumption | 95 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 95 °C | 100 °C |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 6 | 6 |
| Performance Core Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 3.8 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.4 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 6 | 18 |
| Total Thread Count | 12 | 18 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| Multiplier | 38x | 46 |
| L1 Cache | 64 K per core | |
| L2 Cache | 512 K per core | |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB shared | |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | DDR4-3200 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | 307 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | Yes | No |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 16 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | |
| Shader Units | 2560 | |
| Texture Units | 160 | |
| Raster Operation Units | 80 | |
| Execution Units | 320 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 1534 | 4290 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 6388 | 24687 |