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AMD Ryzen 5 5500U vs Apple M6 (12-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
43Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M6 (12-core)
78.4Inno Score
37.7Single-core98.1
31.8Multi-core70.6
81.9Efficiencyspec-based100
46.3iGPU—
36.9Platformspec-based42.2
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5500U7 spec wins — Apple M6 (12-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M6 (12-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 78.4 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+60) and multi-core (+39). AMD Ryzen 5 5500U 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 5500U

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

Reasons to pick the Apple M6 (12-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 98 vs 38
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 32
  • 252% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 20,676 vs 5,872
  • 204% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,610 vs 1,517
  • 188% higher PassMark: 36,310 vs 12,592

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UApple M6 (12-core)
Announced20212026
Process7 nm2 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UApple M6 (12-core)
Cores612+100%
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores—6
Threads1212
Base clock2.1 GHz—
Boost clock4 GHz4.8 GHz+20%
L3 cache8 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UApple M6 (12-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Apple 12-core GPU
iGPU clock1,800 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UApple M6 (12-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X
Max memory—32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5500U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5500UApple M6 (12-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,517Bottom 9%4,610+204%Top 1%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,872Bottom 12%20,676+252%Top 10%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,172Bottom 14%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)7,209Bottom 24%—
PassMark12,592Bottom 24%36,310+188%Top 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 35%—

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