AMD Ryzen 9 7900X vs Apple M5 Pro (18-Core)
Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen 9 7900X, vs Apple M5 Pro (18-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 | 169.7 GOps/s | 132.3 GOps/s |
| Floating-Point Math | 104.1 GOps/s | 190.5 GOps/s |
| Prime Number Search | 387 M primes/s | 483 M primes/s |
| Random String Sort | 74.6 M strings/s | 86.5 M strings/s |
| Data Encryption | 37.3 GB/s | 36 GB/s |
| Data Compression | 633.8 MB/s | 713.3 MB/s |
| Physics | 3064 frames/s | 5756 frames/s |
| Extended Instructions | 477 M matrices/s | 342 M matrices/s |
| File Compression | 1810 MB/s | 2530 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 175.1 KLines/s | 262.5 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 360.8 pages/s | 738.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 535.6 MP/sec | 744.9 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 299.8 pages/s | 450.7 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 52.2 frames/s | 100.3 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 121.8 frames/s | 250.8 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 39.1 MP/sec | 46.5 MP/sec |
Blender
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 107.3 PPW | n/a |
| PassMark CPU / W | 302.8 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 9.2 PPW | n/a |
| Blender / W | 2.47 PPW | n/a |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Apple |
| Announced | September, 29, 2022 | 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 (20-core) |
Processor
| Cores | 12 | 6 |
| Threads | 24 | 6 |
| Frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 5.6 GHz | n/a |
| Cores | n/a | 12 |
| Threads | n/a | 12 |
| Frequency | n/a | 4.38 GHz |
| Cores count | 12 | 18 |
| Threads count | 24 | 18 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 47x | 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 | 13.14 billion | 28 billion |
| Process tech. | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 170 W | n/a |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 230 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 | 16 |
| 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 (18-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
Total Votes: 1