AMD Ryzen 9 7900 vs Apple M5 Pro (15-Core)
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Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 7900, vs Apple M5 Pro (15-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 | 165.2 GOps/s | 111.7 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 98.4 GOps/s | 158.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 381 M primes/s | 479 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 68.5 M strings/s | 71.8 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 34.9 GB/s | 34.1 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 581 MB/s | 593.7 MB/s |
| Physics | 3060 frames/s | 5502 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 425 M matrices/s | 273 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1690 MB/s | 2370 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 149.9 KLines/s | 222.4 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 341.4 pages/s | 672.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 481.5 MP/sec | 667.2 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 299.8 pages/s | 436.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 70.3 frames/s | 98.7 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 119.8 frames/s | 238.6 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 31 MP/sec | 39.7 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 267.7 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 746.8 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 32.6 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 6.11 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Apple |
| Announced | January, 10, 2023 | March, 3, 2026 |
| Type | PC use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Zen 4 (Raphael) | Apple M5 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) | Apple M5 Pro GPU (16-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 5 |
| Threads | 24 | 5 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.4 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | n/a | 10 |
| Threads | n/a | 10 |
| Frequency | n/a | 4.38 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 15 |
| Threads count | 24 | 15 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 37x | 46x |
| L1 cache | 64 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | n/a |
| L3 Cache | 64 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | No |
Package
| Transistor count | 13.1 billion | 28 billion |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 65 W | n/a |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 142 W | n/a |
| Socket | AM5 | Apple M-Socket |
| Critical temp. | 95 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | DDR5-5200 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max Size | 128 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC support | Yes | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 307 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 5.0 | n/a |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 28 | n/a |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 Pro (15-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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