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AMD Ryzen 5 9600 vs Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 9600
—Inno Score
VS
Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
—Inno Score
52.6Multi-core—
65.3Gamingspec-based52.5
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 96007 spec wins — Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

InnoReviews verdict

No overall winner yet: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 and Apple M5 Ultra (36-core) lack 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 9600

  • 13% higher Boost clock: 5.2 GHz vs 4.6 GHz

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

  • 500% higher cores: 36 vs 6
  • 200% higher threads: 36 vs 12
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 12 vs 6
  • 100% higher Max memory: 512 GB vs 256 GB
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Announced20252026
SocketAM5—
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP65 W—
Unlocked multiplierYes—
Cooler includedYes—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Cores636+500%
Performance cores612+100%
Efficiency cores024
Threads1236+200%
Base clock3.8 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+13%4.6 GHz
L2 cache6 MB—
L3 cache32 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Apple 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 9600 versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5600—
Max memory256 GB512 GB+100%
Memory channels2—

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
PCIe version5—
CPU PCIe lanes28—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 9600 versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 9600Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
PassMark29,315Top 42%—

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