AMD Ryzen 5 9600X 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 9600X (71/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU):
- + Higher Efficiency score (93 vs 70)
- + Higher Performance score (100 vs 90)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 70.0 Good | 93.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 90.0 Excellent | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.9 GHz | — |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | — |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 39x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 6 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 12 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 6 | — |
| Total Threads | 12 | — |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.4 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | — |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 4.38 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | — | 4.61 GHz |
| E-Cores | — | 12 |
| E-Threads | — | 12 |
| L1 Cache | — | 192K (per core) |
| Total Cores | — | 18 |
| Total Threads | — | 18 |
| Unlocked Multiplier | — | No |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3701 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 720 | — |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 77.1 images/sec | — |
| Clang compilation | 102.2 Klines/sec | — |
| File compression | 1550 MB/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 299.1 pages/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 375.3 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Photo processing | 123.4 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 21.6 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Text processing | 353.7 pages/sec | — |
| 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 |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | — |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | — |
| Intel Equivalent | -Intel Core i5 14600K | — |
| Released | June 3, 2024 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
| Instruction Set | — | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | — | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | — |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | — |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | — |
| Memory Channels | 2 | — |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | — |
| ECC Support | — | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | — | 460.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | — | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | — | 24 |
| Memory Types | — | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 28 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 5.0 | — |
| Technologies | - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, SMAP, SMEP | — |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | — |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 142 W | — |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | — |
| Socket | AM5 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | — |
| Transistors | 8.3 billions | 28 billions |
| Fabrication Process | — | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | — | 100°C |
| TDP (PL1) | — | 64 W |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 343.1 MBytes/sec | — |
| Data encryption | 16.7 GBytes/sec | — |
| Extended instructions | 28.2B Matrices/sec | — |
| Find prime numbers | 233M Primes/sec | — |
| Floating point math | 60.2 GOps/sec | — |
| Integer math | 89.9 GOps/sec | — |
| Physics | 1978 Frames/sec | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 36.1M Strings/sec | — |
| Data compression | — | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | — | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | — | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | — | 553M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | — | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | — | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Random string sorting | — | 84.9M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.36 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 15.9 PPW | — |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 231.2 PPW | — |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 462.8 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | — | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | — | 454.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — | 897.9 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2025-09-24(Simen) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-10-09(Whyrde) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2025-12-27(Pablo) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-02-01(Gandži) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-02-03(awolution) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-04-16(StarSophia) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-07-08(JUANCHO) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-08-06(Byrno5263) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | — |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | — |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 610M | — |
| ROPs | 4 | 128 |
| Shading Units | 128 | — |
| TGP | 15 W | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 256 |
| Execution Units | — | 512 |
| GPU Boost Clock | — | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | — | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Shading Units | — | 4096 |
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