Apple M5 (10 Cores) vs Ryzen 5 2600X

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1082not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation5.60no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5no data
Power efficiency8.88no data
DesignerAMDApple
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesno data
Architecture codenameZen+ (2018−2019)no data
Release date13 April 2018 (7 years ago)no data
Launch price (MSRP)$229no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 2600X and M5 (10 Cores) 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1210
Base clock speed3.6 GHz3.048 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.61 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier36no data
L1 cache576 KBno data
L2 cache3 MBno data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography12 nmno data
Die size213 mm2no data
Number of transistors4800 Millionno data
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 2600X and M5 (10 Cores) 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)95 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and M5 (10 Cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsSSE4.2, SSE4A, AMD-V, AES, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and M5 (10 Cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and M5 (10 Cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2600X and M5 (10 Cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 10

Ryzen 5 2600X has 20% more threads.

Apple M5 (10 Cores), on the other hand, has 66.7% more physical cores.

We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen 5 2600X and Apple M5 (10 Cores). We've got no test results to judge.

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