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AMD Ryzen 5 220 vs Apple M5 Max (18-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 220
50Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M5 Max (18-core)
89Inno Score
53.2Single-core92
38.6Multi-core96.6
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
54.7iGPU—
44.9Platformspec-based61.9
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 22010 spec wins — Apple M5 Max (18-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M5 Max (18-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 89 to 50, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+58) and single-core (+39). AMD Ryzen 5 220 still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 220

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Apple M5 Max (18-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 92 vs 53
  • Stronger multi-core score: 97 vs 39
  • 263% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 29,256 vs 8,065
  • 211% higher PassMark: 57,677 vs 18,570
  • 200% higher cores: 18 vs 6

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Apple M5 Max (18-core)
Announced20252026
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Apple M5 Max (18-core)
Cores618+200%
Performance cores26+200%
Efficiency cores412+200%
Threads1218+50%
Base clock3.2 GHz—
Boost clock4.9 GHz+7%4.6 GHz
L3 cache16 MB24 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Apple M5 Max (18-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 740MApple 40-core GPU
iGPU clock2,800 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Apple M5 Max (18-core)
Memory supportDDR5/LPDDR5xLPDDR5X-9600
Max memory—128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 220 versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 220Apple M5 Max (18-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,476Bottom 51%4,322+75%Top 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,065Bottom 25%29,256+263%Top 1%
PassMark18,570Bottom 46%57,677+211%Top 2%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,430Bottom 50%—

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