AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Apple M5 (10-Core)

Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365, vs Apple M5 (10-Core). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 and Apple M5 (10-Core)
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison

Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
2007
Apple M5 (10-Core)
2569
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
19752
Apple M5 (10-Core)
16130
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
114
Apple M5 (10-Core)
208
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
1043
Apple M5 (10-Core)
1183
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
3806
Apple M5 (10-Core)
6019
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
29215
Apple M5 (10-Core)
29059
Integer Math101.6 GOps/sn/a
Floating-Point Math62.6 GOps/sn/a
Prime Number Search114 M primes/sn/a
Random String Sort39 M strings/sn/a
Data Encryption18.2 GB/sn/a
Data Compression351.4 MB/sn/a
Physics1703 frames/sn/a
Extended Instructions25 M matrices/sn/a
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
2939
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
14859
Apple M5 (10-Core)
n/a
File Compression1310 MB/s1770 MB/s
Clang Compilation123.5 KLines/s139.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser314.7 pages/s412.4 pages/s
PDF Rendering451 MP/sec438.2 MP/sec
Text Processing315.9 pages/s419.8 pages/s
Background Blur59.4 frames/s79.1 frames/s
Photo Processing123.5 frames/s169.4 frames/s
Ray Tracing27.3 MP/sec21.8 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
250.34
Apple M5 (10-Core)
276.45

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 275.2 PPW n/a
PassMark CPU / W 541 PPW n/a
Cinebench 2024 / W 19.3 PPW n/a
Blender / W 4.64 PPW n/a

General Info

Manufacturer AMD Apple
Announced June, 3, 2024 October, 15, 2025
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture x86-64 ARMv9
Codename Zen 5 (Strix Point) n/a
Model number n/a T8142
Integrated GPU Radeon 880M Apple M5 (10-core)

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 4
Frequency 2.0 GHz 4.61 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) 5 GHz n/a
Efficiency cores
Cores66
Threads126
Frequency2.0 GHz3.0 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo)3.3 GHzn/a
General
Cores count1010
Threads count2010
Bus frequency100 MHzn/a
Multiplier20x46x
L1 cache80 KB/core320 KB/core
L2 cache1000 KB/core16 KB/core
L3 Cache24 MB totaln/a
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count n/a 28 billion
Process tech. 4 nm 3 nm
Power (TDP) 15-54 W n/a
Socket FP8 Apple M-Socket
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5X-8000
LPDDR5X-9600
Max Size 256 GB 32 GB
Channels 2 4
ECC support No No
Max memory bandwidth n/a 153 GB

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 n/a
Max PCIe Lanes 16 n/a

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M5 (10-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.

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