Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 8500G
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jan 2023
Jan 2024
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv8
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M2
Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)
Radeon 740M
Generation
-
Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Phoenix))
Package
Transistor Count
67 billions
20.9 billions
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
30 W
45-65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
95 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
88 W
Foundry
-
TSMC
Die Size
-
137 mm²
Package
-
FC-LGA1718
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
8
2
Performance Core Threads
8
4
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.5 GHz
3.5 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
4
Efficiency Core Threads
4
8
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.4 GHz
3.3 GHz
Total Core Count
12
6
Total Thread Count
12
12
Multiplier
35x
35
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
16 MB shared
SMP
-
1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
DDR5-5200
Max Memory Size
96 GB
256 GB
Max Memory Channels
8
2
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
83.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
800 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1398 MHz
2800 MHz
Shader Units
4864
256
Texture Units
304
16
Raster Operation Units
152
8
Execution Units
608
4
Power Consumption
70 W
15
Max Resolution
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
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Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
1,651
1,794
Cinebench R23
14,852
11,521
Geekbench 6
2,696
2,716
Geekbench 5
2,004
-
Geekbench 6
14,905
11,079
Geekbench 5
15,030
-
Cinebench 2024
121
108
Cinebench 2024
1,050
686
Blender
255
195
Passmark CPU
4,149
3,889
Passmark CPU
26,232
21,637