AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs Apple M5 Max (18-core)
40Single-core92
33.1Multi-core96.6
81.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3
49.7iGPU—
41.3Platformspec-based61.9
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5700U9 spec wins — Apple M5 Max (18-core)
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M5 Max (18-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 89 to 45.1, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+63) and single-core (+52). AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 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 7 5700U
- 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6
Reasons to pick the Apple M5 Max (18-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 92 vs 40
- Stronger multi-core score: 97 vs 33
- 422% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 29,256 vs 5,606
- 275% higher PassMark: 57,677 vs 15,366
- 200% higher L3 cache: 24 MB vs 8 MB
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | Apple M5 Max (18-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2021 | 2026 |
| Process | 7 nm | 3 nm+57% |
| Base TDP | 15 W | — |
| Max TDP | 25 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | Apple M5 Max (18-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 18+125% |
| Performance cores | 8+33% | 6 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 18+13% |
| Base clock | 1.8 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4.3 GHz | 4.6 GHz+7% |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | 24 MB+200% |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | Apple M5 Max (18-core) |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Vega 8 | Apple 40-core GPU |
| iGPU clock | 1,900 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | Apple M5 Max (18-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max memory | — | 128 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 5700U | Apple M5 Max (18-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,587Bottom 13% | 4,322+172%Top 2% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 5,606Bottom 11% | 29,256+422%Top 1% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,251Bottom 17% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 8,411Bottom 27% | — |
| PassMark | 15,366Bottom 31% | 57,677+275%Top 2% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 1,142Bottom 41% | — |
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