AMD EPYC 8635P vs Apple M5 Max (40-core GPU)

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
May 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Sorano
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
N/A
Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)
Generation
EPYC (Zen 5 (Sorano))
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Instruction Set
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ARMv9

Package

Transistor Count
99.78 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AMD Socket SP6
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
225 W
72 W
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
12x70.6 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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Package
FC-LGA4844
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Peak Operating Temperature
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100 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Core Base Frequency
1.6 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.5 GHz
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Total Core Count
84
18
Total Thread Count
168
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
16.0
46
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
192 K per core
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
384 MB
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
-
Performance Cores
-
6
Performance Core Threads
-
6
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
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4.38 GHz

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
DDR5-6400
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Channels
6
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Max Memory Bandwidth
307.2 GB/s
614 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Max Memory Size
-
128 GB

Miscellaneous

Official Website
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PCIe Version
5
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PCIe Lanes
96
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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

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
-
2,584
Cinebench R23
-
31,566
Geekbench 6
-
4,355
Geekbench 6
-
30,196
Cinebench 2024
-
200
Cinebench 2024
-
2,071
Passmark CPU
-
6,027
Passmark CPU
-
58,548