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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X vs Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
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Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
16C / 32T · 4.40 GHz
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
16C / 32T · 3.50 GHz
15C / 15T · 0.91 GHz
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1,989 entries
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Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
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Cinebench R20 (SC)
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2,512 entries
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PassMark CPU-Mark
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Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
190 entries
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CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC)
751 entries
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Monero Hashrate
94 entries
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V-Ray CPU-Render
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Cinebench R15 (SC)
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Cinebench R15 (MC)
1,110 entries
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Geekbench 3 (SC)
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Geekbench 3 (MC)
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Cinebench R11.5 (SC)
826 entries
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Cinebench R11.5 (MC)
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Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Family | AMD Ryzen Threadripper (16) | Apple M series (38) |
| CPU group | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2000 (4) | Apple M5 (6) |
| Architecture | Colfax (Zen+) | M5 |
| Technology | 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Segment | Desktop | Notebook |
| Socket | TR4 (SP3r2) | |
| Predecessor | AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X | Apple M4 Pro (12-CPU 16-GPU) |
| Successor |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 16 / 32 | 15 / 15 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✓ | ✗ |
| Core architecture | normal | hybrid (big.LITTLE) |
| Core Cluster 1: | 16x 3.50 - 4.40 GHz |
5x Super-Core 0.91 - 4.61 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 10x Performance-Core 0.90 - 3.05 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 8.00 MB | 22.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 32.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✓ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | no iGPU | Apple M5 Pro (16 Core) |
| GPU frequency | 0.34 - 1.90 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | / | 256 / 2048 |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 4 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 48 GB | |
| Technology | 3 nm | |
| Release date | Q1/2026 |
NPU AI performance
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 60 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | DDR4-2933 (93.8 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-9600 (307.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 48 GB | |
| Memory channels | 4 | 4 |
| ECC | Yes | No |
| PCIe | 3.0 x 64 | 5.0 x 8 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 63.0 GB/s | 31.5 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 180 W | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | 35 W | |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C |
Technical details
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AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X | Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Chiplet | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | Windows 10, Windows 11, 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 | Q3/2018 | Q1/2026 |
| Release price | 899 $ | |
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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Most popular CPUs in both categories
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Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 32-GPU)
18C / 18T · 4.61 GHz
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Apple M3 Ultra (28-CPU 60-GPU)
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Apple M2 Ultra (76-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
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Apple M5 Max (18-CPU 40-GPU)
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Apple M3 Ultra (32-CPU 80-GPU)
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Apple M1 Ultra (48-GPU)
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Apple M5 Pro (15-CPU 16-GPU)
15C / 15T · 4.61 GHz
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Apple M2 Ultra (60-GPU)
24C / 24T · 3.50 GHz
9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2950X
16C / 32T · 4.40 GHz
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