Apple M5 (8-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2
CPU Specs Compare
General Parameters
Release Date
Mar 2026
Mar 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M5
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M5 GPU (8-core)
Radeon Graphics
Processor Number
-
9950X3D2
Package
Transistor Count
28 billions
-
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
27 W
200 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
Max Turbo Power Consumption
-
270 W
CPU Performance
Performance Cores
4
16
Performance Core Threads
4
32
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.61 GHz
4.3 GHz
Efficiency Cores
6
-
Efficiency Core Threads
6
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
3.0 GHz
-
Total Core Count
10
16
Total Thread Count
10
32
Multiplier
46
43
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.6 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
192 MB shared
Memory Parameters
Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Bandwidth
153 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes
Graphics Card Parameters
Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
2005 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
1024
128
Texture Units
64
8
Raster Operation Units
32
4
Execution Units
128
2
GPU Base Frequency
-
400 MHz
Power Consumption
-
15
Miscellaneous
📊 Benchmark
Cinebench R23
2,552
-
Cinebench R23
15,912
-
Geekbench 6
4,251
3,551
Geekbench 6
17,501
24,343
Cinebench 2024
206
-
Cinebench 2024
1,170
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