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AMD Ryzen 5 9600X3D vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date Oct 2025 Mar 2026
Manufacturer Amd Apple
Type Desktop Laptop
Instruction Set x86-64 ARMv9
Core Architecture Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) Apple M5
Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Generation Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Series Ryzen 9000 Series
Package
Manufacturing Process 4 nm 3 nm
Socket AM5 Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption 120 W
Peak Operating Temperature 95 °C 100 °C
Foundry TSMC
I/O Process Size 6 nm
Package FC-LGA1718
Transistor Count 28 billions
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 5.2 GHz
Total Core Count 6 18
Total Thread Count 12 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 38 46
L1 Cache 80 K per core
L2 Cache 1 MB per core
L3 Cache 102 MB shared
Unlocked Multiplier Yes No
SMP 1
Efficiency Cores 12
Efficiency Core Threads 12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types DDR5-5600 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size 192 GB
Max Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support Yes No
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 2200 MHz
Execution Units 2 320
Shader Units 2560
Texture Units 160
Raster Operation Units 80
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version 5.0
PCIe Lanes 28