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AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9955 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date Jun 2026 Mar 2026
Manufacturer AMD Apple
Type Server Laptop
Core Architecture Granite Ridge Apple M5
Integrated Graphics Radeon Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)
Generation Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
Instruction Set ARMv9
Package
Transistor Count 16.63 billions 28 billions
Manufacturing Process 4 nm 3 nm
Socket AMD Socket AM5 Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption 120 W 64 W
Peak Operating Temperature 95°C 100 °C
Foundry TSMC
Die Size 2x70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size 6 nm
I/O Die Size 122 mm²
Package FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency 3.4 GHz 4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 5.4 GHz
Total Core Count 12 18
Total Thread Count 24 18
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
Multiplier 34.0 46
L1 Cache 80 KB per core 192 K per core
L2 Cache 1 MB per core
L3 Cache 64 MB
Unlocked Multiplier No No
SMP 1
Performance Cores 6
Performance Core Threads 6
Efficiency Cores 12
Efficiency Core Threads 12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 4.38 GHz
Memory Parameters
Memory Types DDR5-5600 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Channels 2
Max Memory Bandwidth 89.6 GB/s 460.8 GB/s
ECC Memory Support Yes No
Max Memory Size 128 GB
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version 5
PCIe Lanes 24
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 2005 MHz
Shader Units 4096
Texture Units 256
Raster Operation Units 128
Execution Units 512