Apple M5 (10-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965

CPU Specs Compare

C

Apple M5 (10-Core)

Apple 2025-10

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2025
Jun 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Server
Instruction Set
ARMv9
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Processor Number
Apple M5
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Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU
Radeon Graphics
Core Architecture
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Granite Ridge
Generation
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Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AMD Socket AM5
Transistor Count
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16.63 billions
Power Consumption
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170 W
Peak Operating Temperature
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95°C
Foundry
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TSMC
Die Size
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2x70.6 mm²
I/O Process Size
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6 nm
I/O Die Size
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122 mm²
Package
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FC-LGA1718

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
4
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Performance Core Threads
4
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Performance Core Base Frequency
4.6 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
32
Multiplier
46
43.0
L1 Cache
320 K per core
80 KB per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
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5.5 GHz
Bus Frequency
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100 MHz
L3 Cache
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64 MB
SMP
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1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Max Memory Channels
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2

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
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GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2240 MHz
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Shader Units
1280
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Texture Units
80
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Raster Operation Units
40
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Execution Units
160
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Miscellaneous

PCIe Version
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5
PCIe Lanes
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24

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,399
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Cinebench R23
15,574
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Geekbench 6
4,186
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Geekbench 6
16,820
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Cinebench 2024
184
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Cinebench 2024
1,071
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Cinebench 2026
4,367
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Cinebench 2026
737
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