Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen 5 5600GE

Place in performance ranking	597	456
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Zen 3	no data
Release date	no data	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Max 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	384 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Max 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	Socket AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory bandwidth

51.196 GB/s

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 7

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

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.

Ryzen 5 5600GE 12.11

Apple M2 Max 14.71
+21.5%

Apple M2 Max outperforms Ryzen 5 5600GE by 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 5600GE 18735

Apple M2 Max 26453
+41.2%

Apple M2 Max outperforms Ryzen 5 5600GE by 41% in Passmark.