Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Ryzen 5 5600U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 5600U
2021
6 cores / 12 threads, 15 Watt
9.53
Apple M4 Max (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 80 Watt
45.55
+378%

Apple M4 Max (14 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 5600U by a whopping 378% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

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

Place in the ranking85952
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Apple M4
Power efficiency60.8654.54
DesignerAMDApple
ManufacturerTSMCno data
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3) (2021)no data
Release date12 January 2021 (4 years ago)30 November 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600U and M4 Max (14 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)14 (Tetradeca-Core)
Threads1214
Base clock speed2.3 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz4.51 GHz
Multiplier23no data
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm3 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600U and M4 Max (14 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt80 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and M4 Max (14 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and M4 Max (14 cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and M4 Max (14 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 7 ( - 1800 MHz)Apple M4 32-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 5600U and M4 Max (14 cores).

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

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.

Ryzen 5 5600U 9.53
Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 45.55
+378%

Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core

Ryzen 5 5600U 7232
Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 23384
+223%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 9.53 45.55
Recency 12 January 2021 30 November 2024
Physical cores 6 14
Threads 12 14
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 80 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600U has 433.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has a 378% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M4 Max (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 5600U in performance tests.

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