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AMD EPYC 7262 vs Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
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Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
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Specifications
At a glance
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AMD EPYC 7262 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Family | AMD EPYC (147) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | AMD EPYC 7002 (25) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Rome (Zen 2) | M5 |
| Technology | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Server | Notebook |
| Socket | SP3 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M4 Max (14-CPU 32-GPU) | |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD EPYC 7262 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| CPU Cores / Threads | 8 / 16 | 18 / 18 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x 3.20 - 3.40 GHz |
6x Super-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 12x Performance-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
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| L2-Cache | 22.00 MB | |
| L3-Cache | 128.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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AMD EPYC 7262 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple M5 Max (32 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 512 / 4096 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 36 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2026 |
NPU AI performance
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AMD EPYC 7262 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD EPYC 7262 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Memory | DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (614.4 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 36 GB | |
| Memory channels | 8 | 8 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 x 128 | 5.0 x 8 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 252.0 GB/s | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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AMD EPYC 7262 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| TDP | 155 W | 60 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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AMD EPYC 7262 | Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU) |
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| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Linux | macOS, iPadOS |
| Instruction set | x86-64 (64 bit) | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME |
| Release date | Q3/2019 | Q1/2026 |
| Release price | 990 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
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Most popular CPUs in both categories
1
AMD EPYC 7262
8C / 16T · 3.40 GHz
2
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
3
Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
4
Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
5
Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
6
Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
20C / 20T · 3.20 GHz
7
Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
8
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz
9
Apple M3 Max (16-CPU 40-GPU)
16C / 16T · 4.06 GHz
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