Apple M1 Max vs Ryzen 5 5600HS
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 526 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021) | no data |
| Release date | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3 GHz | 2.06 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| Multiplier | 30 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 2.9 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 48 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 180 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 10,700 million | 57000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 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.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP6 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2060 ‑ 3220 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 Max.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 January 2021 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 2060 Watt |
Ryzen 5 5600HS has 20% more threads, and 5785.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M1 Max, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, 66.7% more physical cores, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 Max. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600HS and Apple M1 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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