AMD Ryzen 5 5600X vs Apple M2
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CPU comparisonAMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Apple M2 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.
The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has 6 cores with 12 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.60 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X was released in Q4/2020. The Apple M2 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple M2 was released in Q2/2022. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 (84) | Family | Apple M series (23) |
| AMD Ryzen 5000 (12) | CPU group | Apple M2 (8) |
| 4 | Generation | 2 |
| Vermeer (Zen 3) | Architecture | M2 |
| Desktop / Server | Segment | Mobile |
| AMD Ryzen 5 3600X | Predecessor | Apple M1 |
| AMD Ryzen 5 7600X | Successor | Apple M3 |
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CPU Cores and Base FrequencyThe AMD Ryzen 5 5600X has 6 CPU cores and can calculate 12 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is 3.70 GHz (4.60 GHz) while the Apple M2 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M2 is at 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz). |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | Characteristic | Apple M2 |
| 6 | Cores | 8 |
| 12 | Threads | 8 |
| normal | Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Yes | Hyperthreading | No |
| Yes | Overclocking ? | No |
| 3.70 GHz (4.60 GHz) | A-Core | 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz) 4x Avalanche |
| -- | B-Core | 0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz) 4x Blizzard |
Artificial Intelligence and Machine LearningProcessors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | Characteristic | Apple M2 |
| -- | AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine |
| -- | AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS |
Internal GraphicsThe AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Apple M2 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Apple M2 (10 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.45 GHz | |
| -- | GPU (Turbo) | 1.40 GHz |
| -- | GPU Generation | 2 |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Max. displays | 2 | |
| -- | Compute units | 160 |
| -- | Shader | 1280 |
| No | Hardware Raytracing | No |
| No | Frame Generation | No |
| -- | Max. GPU Memory | 24 GB |
| -- | DirectX Version | -- |
Hardware codec supportA photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos. |
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| no iGPU | GPU | Apple M2 (10 Core) |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec h264 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP9 | Decode / Encode |
| No | Codec VP8 | Decode |
| No | Codec AV1 | No |
| No | Codec AVC | Decode |
| No | Codec VC-1 | Decode |
| No | Codec JPEG | Decode / Encode |
Memory & PCIeThe AMD Ryzen 5 5600X can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51.2 GB/s. The Apple M2 supports up to 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | Characteristic | Apple M2 |
| DDR4-3200 | Memory | LPDDR5-6400 |
| 128 GB | Max. Memory | 24 GB |
| 2 (Dual Channel) | Memory channels | 2 (Dual Channel) |
| 51.2 GB/s | Max. Bandwidth | 102.4 GB/s |
| Yes | ECC | No |
| 3.00 MB | L2 Cache | 20.00 MB |
| 32.00 MB | L3 Cache | -- |
| 4.0 | PCIe version | 4.0 |
| 20 | PCIe lanes | -- |
| 39.4 GB/s | PCIe Bandwidth | -- |
Thermal ManagementThe thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is 65 W, while the Apple M2 has a TDP of 20 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | Characteristic | Apple M2 |
| 65 W | TDP (PL1 / PBP) | 20 W |
| -- | TDP (PL2) | -- |
| -- | TDP up | 30 W |
| -- | TDP down | 10 W |
| 90 °C | Tjunction max. | 100 °C |
Technical detailsThe AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is manufactured in 7 nm and has 35.00 MB cache. The Apple M2 is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache. |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | Characteristic | Apple M2 |
| 7 nm | Technology | 5 nm |
| Chiplet | Chip design | Chiplet |
| x86-64 (64 bit) | Instruction set (ISA) | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) |
| SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 | ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation |
| AM4 (PGA 1331) | Socket | -- |
| AMD-V, SVM | Virtualization | Apple Virtualization Framework |
| Yes | AES-NI | Yes |
| Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux | Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS |
| Q4/2020 | Release date | Q2/2022 |
| 299 $ | Release price | -- |
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Average performance in benchmarks
⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
10,988 CB R23 MC @ 76 W |
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Apple M2
8,558 CB R23 MC @ 20 W |
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Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
@ 0.00 GHz |
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Apple M2
Apple M2 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz |
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Blender 3.1 Benchmark
In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)
The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.60 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 4.30 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz |
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Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)
Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
6C 12T @ 3.70 GHz |
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Apple M2
8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz |
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Devices using this processor |
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| AMD Ryzen 5 5600X | Apple M2 |
| Unknown | Apple MacBook Air 14 (2022) Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2022) |
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Officially, DDR5-5200 is the maximum, but with AMDs EXPO Technology which is similar to Intel's XMP 3.0, AMD now also has a solution for easy overclocking of the main memory. AMD itself names DDR5-6000 as the sweet spot for the new AMD Ryzen 7000 processors.
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