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AMD Ryzen 5 7600X vs Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 7600X
60.7Inno Score
VS
Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
—Inno Score
73.3Single-core—
49.3Multi-core—
66Gamingspec-based52.5
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7600X7 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 7600X

  • 15% higher Boost clock: 5.3 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
  • Lower launch price: $299 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

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7600XApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Announced20222026
SocketAM5—
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
Base TDP105 W—
Max turbo power142 W—
Unlocked multiplierYes—
Cooler includedNo—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7600XApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Cores636+500%
Performance cores612+100%
Efficiency cores024
Threads1236+200%
Base clock4.7 GHz—
Boost clock5.3 GHz+15%4.6 GHz
L2 cache6 MB—
L3 cache32 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7600XApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (2 CU RDNA 2)Apple 80-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7600XApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5200—
Max memory128 GB512 GB+300%
Memory channels2—

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7600XApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
PCIe version5—
CPU PCIe lanes28—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7600X versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7600XApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Cinebench R23 (single)1,963Top 27%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)15,242Top 46%—
PassMark28,270Top 44%—

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