AMD Ryzen 5 2600X vs Apple M3 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X with 6 cores 3.6GHz and Apple M3 Ultra with 32 cores 4.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X 's Advantages
Lower TDP (95W vs 140W)
Apple M3 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 6 years and 11 months late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 2933)
Larger memory bandwidth (819.2GB/s vs 43.71GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 12nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
1164
Apple M3 Ultra
+178%
3247
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X
5236
Apple M3 Ultra
+436%
28107
General Parameters
Apr 2018
Release Date
Mar 2025
AMD
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Zen+
Core Architecture
Apple M3
AM4
Socket
Apple M-Socket
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
Package
4.8 billions
Transistor Count
184 billions
12 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
95 W
Power Consumption
140 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
24
12
Performance Core Threads
24
3.6 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.5 GHz
4.2 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
-
Efficiency Cores
8
-
Efficiency Core Threads
8
6
Total Core Count
32
12
Total Thread Count
32
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
36x
Multiplier
45
96 K per core
L1 Cache
-
512 K per core
L2 Cache
-
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Memory Parameters
DDR4-2933
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
64 GB
Max Memory Size
512 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
43.71 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
819.2 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
-
Shader Units
10240
-
Texture Units
640
-
Raster Operation Units
320
-
Execution Units
1280
-
Power Consumption
140
