Apple M5 (10-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Oct 2025
Jan 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Laptop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Processor Number
Apple M5
-
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
Radeon Vega 8
Core Architecture
-
Picasso
Package
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
12 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
FP5
Transistor Count
-
4.9 billions
Power Consumption
-
12-35 W
Peak Operating Temperature
-
105 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
4
Performance Core Threads
4
8
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
2.1 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Total Core Count
10
4
Total Thread Count
10
8
Multiplier
46
21x
L1 Cache
320 K per core
96 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
512 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
3.7 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
4 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-2400
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
35.76 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Size
-
32 GB
Max Memory Channels
-
2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
1200 MHz
Shader Units
1280
512
Texture Units
80
32
Raster Operation Units
40
8
Execution Units
160
8
GPU Base Frequency
-
300 MHz
Power Consumption
-
65 W
Max Resolution
-
3840x2160 - 60 Hz
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,399
765
Cinebench R23
15,574
2,752
Geekbench 6
4,186
920
Geekbench 6
16,820
2,547
Cinebench 2024
184
-
Cinebench 2024
1,071
-
Cinebench 2026
4,367
-
Cinebench 2026
737
-
Geekbench 5
-
550
Geekbench 5
-
2,859
Blender
-
49
Passmark CPU
-
1,954
Passmark CPU
-
6,987