AMD Ryzen 7 170 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 7 170 (52/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU):
- + Higher Efficiency score (93 vs 78)
- + Higher Performance score (100 vs 57)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 78.0 Good | 93.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 57.0 Below Average | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.2 GHz | — |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 64K (per core) | — |
| L2 Cache | 512K (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 16MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 32x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 8 | — |
| Total Threads | 16 | — |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.75 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | — |
| 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 |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 48.6 images/sec | — |
| Clang compilation | 73.5 Klines/sec | — |
| File compression | 955 MB/sec | — |
| HTML 5 Browser | 216.2 pages/sec | — |
| PDF Renderer | 302.6 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Photo processing | 84.5 images/sec | — |
| Ray tracing | 18.4 Mpixels/sec | — |
| Text processing | 202.8 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 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 3+ (Rembrandt) | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | — |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 680M | — |
| Released | October 1, 2025 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
| Instruction Set | — | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | — | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | — |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 76.8 GB/s | — |
| Max. Memory Size | 64 GB | — |
| Memory Channels | 2 | — |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-4800- LPDDR5-6400 | — |
| 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 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 7 170 official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 20 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | — |
| Technologies | - Compute: BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA- Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT- Virtualization: AMD-V- Security: EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP | — |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 6 nm | — |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | — |
| Socket | FP7 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 35-54 W (configurable) | — |
| Fabrication Process | — | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | — | 100°C |
| TDP (PL1) | — | 64 W |
| Transistors | — | 28 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 265.7 MBytes/sec | — |
| Data encryption | 15.9 GBytes/sec | — |
| Extended instructions | 18.2B Matrices/sec | — |
| Find prime numbers | 48M Primes/sec | — |
| Floating point math | 44.7 GOps/sec | — |
| Integer math | 79.2 GOps/sec | — |
| Physics | 877 Frames/sec | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 27.7M 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 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 3.16 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 13.3 PPW | — |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 187.5 PPW | — |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 381.6 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | — | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | — | 454.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | — | 897.9 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 170 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 12 | — |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | — |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 680M | — |
| ROPs | 32 | 128 |
| Shading Units | 768 | — |
| TGP | 15 W | — |
| TMUs | 48 | 256 |
| Execution Units | — | 512 |
| GPU Boost Clock | — | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | — | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Shading Units | — | 4096 |
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