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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Apple M5 Max (18-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
43.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M5 Max (18-core)
89Inno Score
46.3Single-core92
36.7Multi-core96.6
47.1Efficiencyspec-based93.3
46.3iGPU—
49.9Platformspec-based61.9
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H10 spec wins — Apple M5 Max (18-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M5 Max (18-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 89 to 43.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+60) and single-core (+46). AMD Ryzen 5 5600H 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 5600H

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 46
  • Stronger multi-core score: 97 vs 37
  • 295% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 29,256 vs 7,400
  • 253% higher PassMark: 57,677 vs 16,345
  • 200% higher cores: 18 vs 6

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M5 Max (18-core)
Announced20212026
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
Base TDP45 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M5 Max (18-core)
Cores618+200%
Performance cores66
Efficiency cores—12
Threads1218+50%
Base clock3.3 GHz—
Boost clock4.2 GHz4.6 GHz+10%
L3 cache16 MB24 MB+50%

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M5 Max (18-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Apple 40-core GPU
iGPU clock1,800 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M5 Max (18-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR5X-9600
Max memory64 GB128 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M5 Max (18-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M5 Max (18-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,860Bottom 16%4,322+132%Top 2%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,400Bottom 21%29,256+295%Top 1%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,420Bottom 21%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,900Bottom 37%—
PassMark16,345Bottom 35%57,677+253%Top 2%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 34%—

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