Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600F

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Mar 2026
Sep 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 (32-core)
No
Generation
-
Ryzen 5 (Zen 3 (Vermeer))

Package

Transistor Count
28 billions
4.15 billions
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
7 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM4
Power Consumption
64 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C
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
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
4 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L2 Cache
-
512 K per core
L3 Cache
-
32 MB shared
SMP
-
1

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-9600
DDR4-3200
Max Memory Size
128 GB
-
Max Memory Bandwidth
460.8 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
4096
-
Texture Units
256
-
Raster Operation Units
128
-
Execution Units
512
-

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
-
4.0
PCIe Lanes
-
24

📊 Benchmark

Geekbench 6
4,282
2,084
Geekbench 6
29,052
8,816
Cinebench 2024
200
86
Cinebench 2024
2,065
610
Cinebench R23
-
1,450
Cinebench R23
-
10,505