Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Jul 2019
Manufacturer
Apple
AMD
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen 2
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
N/A
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
3.8 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
72 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
6
8
Performance Core Threads
6
16
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
3.6 GHz
Efficiency Cores
12
-
Efficiency Core Threads
12
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
4.38 GHz
-
Total Core Count
18
8
Total Thread Count
18
16
Multiplier
46
36x
L1 Cache
192 K per core
64 K per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
512 K per core
L3 Cache
-
32 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
128 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth
614 GB/s
47.68 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
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,584
1,342
Cinebench R23
31,566
12,173
Geekbench 6
4,355
1,629
Geekbench 6
30,196
8,104
Cinebench 2024
200
-
Cinebench 2024
2,071
722
Passmark CPU
6,027
2,646
Passmark CPU
58,548
22,611
Geekbench 5
-
1,275
Geekbench 5
-
8,375