Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE 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
25.85
+124%
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
11.56

Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE by a whopping 124% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking194680
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency31.3631.26
Architecture codenameno dataCezanne (2021−2024)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)1 June 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE 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 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.4 GHz
Multiplierno data34
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cacheno data3 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data95 °C
Number of transistors92000 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE 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 dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)78 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE. 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 PRO 5650GE 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 PRO 5650GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

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 (Radeon Graphics 448SP)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 25.85
+124%
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE 11.56

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 41068
+124%
Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE 18361

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 25.85 11.56
Recency 30 October 2023 1 June 2021
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 123.6% 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 PRO 5650GE, 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 PRO 5650GE in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 5 PRO 5650GE, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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