Ryzen 5 5500U vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Max 16-Core
2023
16 cores / 16 threads, 78 Watt
26.76
+215%

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Ryzen 5 5500U by a whopping 215% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5500U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking185912
Place by popularitynot in top-10014
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3AMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency31.2851.67
Architecture codenameno dataLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5500U basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.1 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4 GHz
Multiplierno data21
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cacheno data3 MB
L3 cacheno data8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistors92000 Million9,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5500U compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5500U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5500U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5500U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPUAMD Radeon Vega 7

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5500U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 26.76
+215%
Ryzen 5 5500U 8.50

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 40950
+215%
Ryzen 5 5500U 13015

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 3264
+162%
Ryzen 5 5500U 1247

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 271
+53.1%
Ryzen 5 5500U 177

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 22938
+322%
Ryzen 5 5500U 5439

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 2325
+110%
Ryzen 5 5500U 1108

WebXPRT 3

Apple M3 Max 16-Core 421
+104%
Ryzen 5 5500U 206

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 26.76 8.50
Recency 30 October 2023 12 January 2021
Physical cores 16 6
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 78 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 214.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 5500U, on the other hand, has 420% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5500U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5500U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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