AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Apple M5 (10-Core)
Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 5 5600X, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| Integer Math | 71.4 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 39.5 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 133 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 26.3 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 15.7 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 252.4 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 1318 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 17 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 954.5 MB/s | 1770 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 66.2 KLines/s | 139.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 169 pages/s | 412.4 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 245 MP/sec | 438.2 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 213.5 pages/s | 419.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 47.2 frames/s | 79.1 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 68.8 frames/s | 169.4 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 16 MP/sec | 21.8 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 140.5 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 336.4 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 9.3 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 2.41 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Apple |
| Announced | October, 8, 2020 | October, 15, 2025 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Zen 3 (Vermeer) | n/a |
| Model number | n/a | T8142 |
| Integrated GPU | No | Apple M5 (10-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 6 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.6 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | n/a | 6 |
| Threads | n/a | 6 |
| Frequency | n/a | 3.0 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 10 |
| Threads count | 12 | 10 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 37x | 46x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 320 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 512 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | n/a | 28 billion |
| Process tech. | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | n/a |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 88 W | n/a |
| Socket | AM4 | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR4-3200 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 47.68 GB | 153 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | n/a |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 20 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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