AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D vs Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
56.3Single-core—
44.9Multi-core—
87.5Gamingspec-based52.5
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D8 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 7500X3D
- Lower launch price: $269 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
- 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2025 | 2026 |
| Socket | AM5 | — |
| Process | 5 nm | 3 nm+40% |
| Base TDP | 65 W | — |
| Unlocked multiplier | Yes | — |
| Cooler included | No | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 6 | 36+500% |
| Performance cores | 6 | 12+100% |
| Efficiency cores | 0 | 24 |
| Threads | 12 | 36+200% |
| Base clock | 4 GHz | — |
| Boost clock | 4.5 GHz | 4.6 GHz+2% |
| L2 cache | 6 MB | — |
| L3 cache | 96 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon Graphics | Apple 80-core GPU |
| iGPU clock | 2,200 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR5-5200 | — |
| Max memory | 128 GB | 512 GB+300% |
| Memory channels | 2 | — |
Platform
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| PCIe version | 5 | — |
| CPU PCIe lanes | 28 | — |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 5 7500X3D | Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,639Top 49% | — |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 12,969Bottom 48% | — |
| PassMark | 24,973Bottom 46% | — |
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