AMD Ryzen 5 5600F vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) (97/100)
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to AMD Ryzen 5 5600F (46/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU):
- + Higher Efficiency score (93 vs 71)
- + Higher Performance score (100 vs 57)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 71.0 Good | 93.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 57.0 Below Average | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.0 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 30x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 18 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 4.38 GHz |
| E-Cores | — | 12 |
| E-Threads | — | 12 |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 3 (Vermeer) | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | No | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Released | September 16, 2025 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 47.68 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 24 |
| Memory Types | - DDR4-3200 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 24 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | — |
| Technologies | - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT, XFR 2- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP | — |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 100°C |
| Socket | AM4 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 64 W |
| Transistors | 4.1 billions | 28 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 232.8 MBytes/sec | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 13.8 GBytes/sec | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.3B Matrices/sec | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 120M Primes/sec | 553M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 34.5 GOps/sec | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 59.3 GOps/sec | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1043 Frames/sec | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 23.4M Strings/sec | 84.9M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 9.1 PPW | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 135.6 PPW | 454.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 295.9 PPW | 897.9 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2026-01-19(Rockerz) | GeekBench | — |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | — | 99.8 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | — | 264.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | — | 2730 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | — | 769.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | — | 762.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | — | 260.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | — | 48.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | — | 438.2 pages/sec |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 5600F | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | — | 512 |
| GPU Boost Clock | — | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | — | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| ROPs | — | 128 |
| Shading Units | — | 4096 |
| TMUs | — | 256 |
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