AMD Ryzen 5 5500 vs Apple M3 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 5500 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 5500 's Advantages
Lower TDP (65W vs 140W)
Apple M3 Ultra 's Advantages
Released 3 years late
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 3200)
Larger memory bandwidth (819.2GB/s vs 51.2GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.5GHz vs 3.6GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 7nm)
Score
Benchmark
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
1776
Apple M3 Ultra
+82%
3247
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
7245
Apple M3 Ultra
+287%
28107
General Parameters
Mar 2022
Release Date
Mar 2025
AMD
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Cezanne
Core Architecture
Apple M3
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-
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AM4
Socket
Apple M-Socket
N/A
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Ultra GPU (80-core)
-
-
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
184 billions
7 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
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-
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65 W
Power Consumption
140 W
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-
-
90 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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
-
-
-
64 K per core
L1 Cache
-
512 K per core
L2 Cache
-
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
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-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Parameters
DDR4-3200
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
128 GB
Max Memory Size
512 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
51.2 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
819.2 GB/s
-
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
-
Integrated Graphics
true
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-
-
-
-
-
-
Shader Units
10240
-
Texture Units
640
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Raster Operation Units
320
-
Execution Units
1280
-
Power Consumption
140
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-
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AI Accelerator
-
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