AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 9700X (76/100), 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 91)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 70.0 Good | 93.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 91.0 Excellent | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (P) | 3.8 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 32MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 38x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 8 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 16 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 8 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 16 | 18 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 5.5 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | Yes | No |
| Base Frequency (E) | — | 4.38 GHz |
| E-Cores | — | 12 |
| E-Threads | — | 12 |
Cinebench
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 4822 | — |
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | 760 | — |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 88.2 images/sec | 99.8 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 140.9 Klines/sec | 264.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 1650 MB/sec | 2730 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 323.7 pages/sec | 769.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 501 Mpixels/sec | 762.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 127.3 images/sec | 260.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 30.6 Mpixels/sec | 48.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 351.5 pages/sec | 438.2 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 610M | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Intel Equivalent | -Intel Core i7 14700K | — |
| Released | June 3, 2024 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Desktop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | Yes | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 192 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 24 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X 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 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Die Size | 70.6 mm² | — |
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | 142 W | — |
| Peak Temperature | 95°C | 100°C |
| Socket | AM5 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 65 W | 64 W |
| Transistors | — | 28 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 434.5 MBytes/sec | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 21.7 GBytes/sec | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 35.1B Matrices/sec | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 190M Primes/sec | 553M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 78.8 GOps/sec | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 119.8 GOps/sec | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 2214 Frames/sec | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 46.4M Strings/sec | 84.9M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Blender / Watt | 4.63 PPW | — |
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 20.2 PPW | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 269.4 PPW | 454.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 568.6 PPW | 897.9 PPW |
Recent User Tests
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Date | Benchmark | — |
| 📘 2026-05-04(doannguyenmfs) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-05-10(doannguyenmfs) | GeekBench | — |
| 📘 2026-05-22(Peter) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-05-26(Worldbreaker76) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-05-28(Curry) | Cinebench 2024 | — |
| 📘 2026-07-24(NDHK) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
| 📘 2026-08-09(none) | Cinebench 2026 | — |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen 7 9700X | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 2 | 512 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2200 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 610M | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| ROPs | 4 | 128 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 4096 |
| TGP | 15 W | — |
| TMUs | 8 | 256 |
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