Product Compare
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D
| CPU | CPU | |
|---|---|---|
| General Parameters | ||
| Release Date | Mar 2026 | Mar 2025 |
| Manufacturer | Apple | Amd |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Core Architecture | Apple M5 | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) | Radeon Graphics |
| Processor Number | 9950X3D | |
| Generation | Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)) | |
| Series | Ryzen 9000 Series | |
| Package | ||
| Transistor Count | 28 billions | 16.6 billions |
| Manufacturing Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | AM5 |
| Power Consumption | 64 W | 170 W |
| Peak Operating Temperature | 100 °C | 95 °C |
| Max Turbo Power Consumption | 230 W | |
| 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 Cores | 6 | 16 |
| Performance Core Threads | 6 | 32 |
| Performance Core Base Frequency | 4.61 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Efficiency Cores | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Threads | 12 | |
| Efficiency Core Base Frequency | 4.38 GHz | |
| Total Core Count | 18 | 16 |
| Total Thread Count | 18 | 32 |
| Multiplier | 46 | 43 |
| L1 Cache | 192 K per core | 80 K per core |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
| Performance Core Turbo Frequency | 5.7 GHz | |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | |
| L2 Cache | 1 MB per core | |
| L3 Cache | 128 MB shared | |
| SMP | 1 | |
| Memory Parameters | ||
| Memory Types | LPDDR5X-9600 | DDR5-5600 |
| Max Memory Size | 128 GB | 192 GB |
| Max Memory Bandwidth | 460.8 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Memory Support | No | Yes |
| Max Memory Channels | 2 | |
| Graphics Card Parameters | ||
| Integrated Graphics | true | true |
| GPU Max Dynamic Frequency | 2005 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shader Units | 4096 | 128 |
| Texture Units | 256 | 8 |
| Raster Operation Units | 128 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 512 | 2 |
| GPU Base Frequency | 400 MHz | |
| Power Consumption | 15 | |
| Miscellaneous | ||
| Official Website | Official Link ↗ | |
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | |
| PCIe Lanes | 28 | |
| Benchmarks | ||
| Geekbench 6 Single Core | 4282 | 3473 |
| Geekbench 6 Multi Core | 29052 | 22539 |
| Cinebench 2024 Single Core | 200 | 142 |
| Cinebench 2024 Multi Core | 2065 | 2448 |