AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Jun 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
AMD
Apple
Type
Server
Laptop
Core Architecture
Granite Ridge
Apple M5
Integrated Graphics
Radeon Graphics
Apple M5 Pro GPU (20-core)
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 5 (Granite Ridge))
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Instruction Set
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ARMv9
Package
Transistor Count
16.63 billions
28 billions
Manufacturing Process
4 nm
3 nm
Socket
AMD Socket AM5
Apple M-Socket
Power Consumption
170 W
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Peak Operating Temperature
95°C
100 °C
Foundry
TSMC
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Die Size
2x70.6 mm²
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I/O Process Size
6 nm
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I/O Die Size
122 mm²
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Package
FC-LGA1718
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CPU Performance
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.3 GHz
4.61 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.5 GHz
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Total Core Count
16
18
Total Thread Count
32
18
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
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Multiplier
43.0
46
L1 Cache
80 KB per core
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L2 Cache
1 MB per core
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L3 Cache
128 MB
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Unlocked Multiplier
No
No
SMP
1
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Performance Cores
-
6
Performance Core Threads
-
6
Efficiency Cores
-
12
Efficiency Core Threads
-
12
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
DDR5-5600
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Channels
2
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Max Memory Bandwidth
89.6 GB/s
307 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
Yes
No
Miscellaneous
PCIe Version
5
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PCIe Lanes
24
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Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
-
true
Shader Units
-
2560
Texture Units
-
160
Raster Operation Units
-
80
Execution Units
-
320
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
-
2,569
Cinebench R23
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24,400
Geekbench 6
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4,290
Geekbench 6
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24,687
Cinebench 2024
-
209
Cinebench 2024
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1,732