Apple M2 vs Ryzen 9 5900

Place in the ranking	242	806
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	31.54	44.48
Architecture codename	Vermeer (2020−2024)	no data
Release date	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)	10 June 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900 and Apple M2 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	12 (Dodeca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	24	8
Base clock speed	3 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.48 GHz
Multiplier	30	no data
L1 cache	64K (per core)	2 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	20 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm, 12 nm	5 nm
Die size	81 mm²	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	4,150 million	20000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900 and Apple M2 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	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Apple M2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Apple M2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Apple M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-3200	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900 and Apple M2.

PCIe version

4.0

no 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. 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 9 5900 21.66
+130%

Apple M2 9.40

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.

Ryzen 9 5900 34398
+130%

Apple M2 14933

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	21.66	9.40
Recency	12 January 2021	10 June 2022
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	24	8
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	20 Watt