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Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 5 5500X3D

CPU CPU
General Parameters
Release Date Mar 2026 Jun 2025
Manufacturer Apple Amd
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Core Architecture Apple M5 Zen 3 (Vermeer)
Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) No
Generation Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))
Package
Transistor Count 28 billions
Manufacturing Process 3 nm 7 nm
Socket Apple M-Socket AM4
Power Consumption 72 W 105 W
Peak Operating Temperature 100 °C 90 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption 142 W
Foundry TSMC
Die Size 74 mm²
I/O Process Size 12 nm
I/O Die Size 125 mm²
Package µOPGA-1331
CPU Performance
Performance Cores 6 6
Performance Core Threads 6 12
Performance Core Base Frequency 4.61 GHz 3.0 GHz
Efficiency Cores 12
Efficiency Core Threads 12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency 4.38 GHz
Total Core Count 18 6
Total Thread Count 18 12
Multiplier 46 30
L1 Cache 192 K per core 64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier No No
Performance Core Turbo Frequency 4 GHz
Bus Frequency 100 MHz
L2 Cache 512 K per core
L3 Cache 96 MB shared
SMP 1
Memory Parameters
Memory Types LPDDR5X-9600 DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth 614 GB/s 51.2 GB/s
ECC Memory Support No Yes
Max Memory Channels 2
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency 2005 MHz
Shader Units 5120
Texture Units 320
Raster Operation Units 160
Execution Units 640
Miscellaneous
Official Website Official Link ↗
PCIe Version 4.0
PCIe Lanes 20
Benchmarks
Cinebench R23 Single Core 2584 1379
Cinebench R23 Multi Core 31566 9804
Geekbench 6 Single Core 4355 1932
Geekbench 6 Multi Core 30196 8204