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AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition vs Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)

VS
Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
—Inno Score
88.3Single-core—
100Multi-core—
94.4Gamingspec-based52.5
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition4 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 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition

  • 33% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 12
  • 22% higher Boost clock: 5.6 GHz vs 4.6 GHz
  • Lower launch price: $899 vs $12,299

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

  • 125% higher cores: 36 vs 16
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 13% higher threads: 36 vs 32

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Announced20262026
SocketAM5—
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP200 W—
Unlocked multiplierYes—
Cooler includedNo—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Cores1636+125%
Performance cores16+33%12
Efficiency cores024
Threads3236+13%
Base clock4.3 GHz—
Boost clock5.6 GHz+22%4.6 GHz
L2 cache16 MB—
L3 cache192 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
iGPU—Apple 80-core GPU

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Memory supportDDR5—
Max memory—512 GB
Memory channels2—

Platform

Platform comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
PCIe version5—
CPU PCIe lanes28—

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual Edition versus Apple M5 Ultra (36-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Dual EditionApple M5 Ultra (36-core)
Cinebench R23 (single)2,248Top 10%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)42,555Top 2%—
PassMark71,939Top 1%—

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