Ryzen 5 5600GE vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core

Place in the ranking	183	639
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Desktop processor
Series	Apple M3	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	31.19	31.77
Architecture codename	no data	Zen 3
Release date	30 October 2023 (less than a year ago)	no data

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	16	12
Base clock speed	2.748 GHz	3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.06 GHz	4.4 GHz
Multiplier	no data	34
L1 cache	no data	384 KB
L2 cache	no data	3 MB
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Number of transistors	92000 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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.

Socket	no data	Socket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5600GE. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 5600GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory bandwidth

no data

51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
Compare

Apple M3 Max 40-Core GPU

AMD Radeon Vega 7

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 26.73
+119%

Ryzen 5 5600GE 12.22

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 40814
+119%

Ryzen 5 5600GE 18667

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	26.73	12.22
Physical cores	16	6
Threads	16	12
Chip lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	78 Watt	35 Watt

Apple M3 Max 16-Core has a 118.7% higher aggregate performance score, 166.7% more physical cores and 33.3% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 5600GE, on the other hand, has 122.9% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 5600GE is a desktop one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 5600GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.