AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Apr 2025
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Amd
Apple
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
x86-64
ARMv9
Core Architecture
Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 610M
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
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Package
Transistor Count
13.14 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
3 nm
Socket
FL1
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
55 W
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Max Turbo Power Consumption
75 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x71 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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I/O Die Size
122 mm²
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Package
µFC-BGAFL1
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CPU Performance
Performance Cores
16
6
Performance Core Threads
32
6
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.3 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
32
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
24
46
L1 Cache
64 K per core
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L2 Cache
1 MB per core
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L3 Cache
64 MB shared
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Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
No
SMP
1
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Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Channels
2
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ECC Memory Support
No
No
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
307 GB/s
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
400 MHz
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2200 MHz
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Shader Units
128
2560
Texture Units
8
160
Raster Operation Units
4
80
Execution Units
2
320
Power Consumption
15
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,809
2,569
Cinebench R23
29,610
24,400
Geekbench 6
2,709
4,290
Geekbench 6
15,308
24,687
Cinebench 2024
112
209
Cinebench 2024
1,630
1,732