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Apple M5 (10-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 5 8540U
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Oct 2025 | Dec 2023 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Amd |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Processor Number | Apple M5 | |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 GPU | Radeon 740M |
| Core Architecture | Zen 4 (Hawk Point) | |
| Generation | Ryzen 5 (Zen 4 (Hawk Point)) | |
| Package | ||
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FP7 |
| Transistor Count | 20.9 billions | |
| Power Consumption | 15-30 W | |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | |
| Foundry | TSMC | |
| Die Size | 137 mm² | |
| Package | FP7, FP7r2 | |
| CPU Performance | ||
| Performance Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Performance Core Threads | 4 | 4 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.6 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 6 | 8 |
| Total Core Count | 10 | 6 |
| Total Thread Count | 10 | 12 |
| Multiplier | 46 | 32x |
| L1 Cache | 320 K per core | 64 K per core |
| L2 Cache | 16 MB shared | 1 MB per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 4.9 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 3 GHz | |
| Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency | 3.7 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB shared | |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 153 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | No |
| Max Memory Size | 256 GB | |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 2240 MHz | 2800 MHz |
| Shader Units | 1280 | 256 |
| Texture Units | 80 | 16 |
| Raster Operation Units | 40 | 8 |
| Execution Units | 160 | 4 |
| GPU Base Frequency | 800 MHz | |
| Power Consumption | 15 W | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 14 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Cinebench R23 Single Core | 2399 | 1789 |
| Cinebench R23 Multi Core | 15574 | 10405 |
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 4186 | 2445 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 16820 | 9182 |