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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
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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
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
100 %
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
90 %
6C / 12T · 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M1 Max (24-GPU)
100 %
10C / 10T · 3.20 GHz
AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT
67 %
6C / 12T · 3.70 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
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Cinebench 2026 (MC)
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Cinebench 2024 (SC)
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Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
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Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
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Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
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Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
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Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
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Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
Blender 3.1 Benchmark
213 entries
213 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
V-Ray CPU-Render
251 entries
251 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | AMD Ryzen 5 (100) |
| CPU group | Apple M1 (9) | AMD Ryzen 5000 (17) |
| Architecture | M1 | Vermeer (Zen 3) |
| Technology | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Desktop |
| Socket | AM4 (PGA 1331) | |
| Predecessor | ||
| Successor | Apple M2 Max (30-GPU) |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 10 / 10 | 6 / 12 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 8x Firestorm 0.60 - 3.20 GHz |
6x 3.70 - 4.70 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 2x Icestorm 0.60 - 2.06 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 28.00 MB | 3.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 32.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✓ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M1 Max (24 Core) | no iGPU |
| GPU frequency | 0.39 - 1.30 GHz | |
| CUs / Shader | 384 / 3072 | / |
| Raytracing | ✗ | ✗ |
| Max. displays | 5 | |
| Max. GPU Memory | 32 GB | |
| Technology | 5 nm | |
| Release date | Q3/2021 |
NPU AI performance
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS | |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5-6400 (409.6 GB/s) | DDR4-3200 (51.2 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 45 W | 65 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | ||
| TDP down | ||
| T. junction max. | 95 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M1 Max (24-GPU) | AMD Ryzen 5 5600XT |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Chiplet |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv8.5-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 |
| Release date | Q3/2021 | Q4/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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