AMD Ryzen 5 9600X vs Apple M1 Ultra
We compared two desktop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 5 9600X with 6 cores 3.9GHz and Apple M1 Ultra with 20 cores 3.2GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X Advantages
Released 2 years and 3 months late
Higher base frequency (3.9GHz vs 3.2GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (4nm vs 5nm)
Apple M1 Ultra Advantages
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5600)
Larger memory bandwidth (800GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
Lower TDP (60W vs 65W)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+37%
2119
Apple M1 Ultra
1538
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
16284
Apple M1 Ultra
+41%
23054
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+37%
3331
Apple M1 Ultra
2420
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
15031
Apple M1 Ultra
+24%
18680
Cinebench 2024 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+14%
130
Apple M1 Ultra
114
Cinebench 2024 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
913
Apple M1 Ultra
+77%
1624
Passmark CPU Single Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
+19%
4571
Apple M1 Ultra
3831
Passmark CPU Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
29828
Apple M1 Ultra
+36%
40784
General Parameters
Jun 2024
Release Date
Mar 2022
Amd
Manufacturer
Apple
Desktop
Type
Desktop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Core Architecture
Apple M1
-
Processor Number
APL1106/APL1W06
AM5
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Radeon Graphics
Integrated Graphics
Apple M1 Ultra GPU (64-core)
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Generation
-
Package
-
Transistor Count
114 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
65 W
Power Consumption
60 W
95 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
-
TSMC
Foundry
-
6 nm
I/O Process Size
-
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
16
12
Performance Core Threads
16
3.9 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
3.2 GHz
5.4 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
3.2 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.1 GHz
6
Total Core Count
20
12
Total Thread Count
20
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
39
Multiplier
-
80 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
48 MB shared
32 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
Yes
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
192 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
16
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
800 GB/s
Yes
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
-
GPU Base Frequency
450 MHz
2200 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1296 MHz
-
Shader Units
8192
-
Texture Units
512
-
Raster Operation Units
256
2
Execution Units
1024
-
Power Consumption
120 W
-
Max Resolution
6016x3384 - 60 Hz
-
Graphics Performance
21.2 TFLOPS
