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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G vs Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
42.9Inno Score
VS
Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
—Inno Score
47Single-core—
39.9Multi-core—
43.6Gamingspec-based52.5
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600G8 spec wins — Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) lacks the published benchmark results an Inno Score requires, so there is no Inno Score to compare — we don't rank chips on their spec sheet alone. The spec table below still shows every difference we track.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

  • Lower launch price: $259 vs $12,299

Reasons to pick the Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

  • 500% higher cores: 36 vs 6
  • 300% higher Max memory: 512 GB vs 128 GB
  • 200% higher threads: 36 vs 12
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 6
  • 57% lower process: 3 nm vs 7 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600GApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Announced20212026
SocketAM4—
Process7 nm3 nm+57%
Base TDP65 W—
Max turbo power88 W—
Unlocked multiplierYes—
Cooler includedYes—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600GApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Cores636+500%
Performance cores612+100%
Efficiency cores024
Threads1236+200%
Base clock3.9 GHz—
Boost clock4.4 GHz4.6 GHz+5%
L2 cache3 MB—
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600GApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (7 CU Vega)Apple 80-core GPU
iGPU clock1,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600GApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200—
Max memory128 GB512 GB+300%
Memory channels2—

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600GApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
PCIe version3—
CPU PCIe lanes24—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600G versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600GApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,850Bottom 47%—
Geekbench 6 (multi)8,300Bottom 41%—
Cinebench R23 (single)1,470Bottom 43%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,800Bottom 40%—
PassMark19,900Bottom 37%—

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