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Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

61 out of 100
Apple M1 Max
VS
46 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Apple M1 Max
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

We compared two CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 Max (laptop) with 10-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 5600G (desktop) with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5600G and Max
Advantages of Apple M1 Max
  • More powerful Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) integrated graphics: 10.6 vs 1.7 TFLOPS
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Has 4 more physical cores
  • More modern manufacturing process โ€“ 5 versus 7 nanometers
  • 25% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2431 vs 1938 points
  • Newer - released 6 months later
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 128 GB DDR4-3200 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M1 Max
vs
Ryzen 5 5600G

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
M1 Max +28%
111
Ryzen 5 5600G
87
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M1 Max +23%
789
Ryzen 5 5600G
642
Cinebench 2026 (Single) - 409
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) - 2218
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
M1 Max +25%
2431
Ryzen 5 5600G
1938
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M1 Max +53%
12673
Ryzen 5 5600G
8288
File compression 1450 MB/sec 773.3 MB/sec
Clang compilation 105.1 Klines/sec 64.7 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 329.2 pages/sec 141.5 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 317 Mpixels/sec 231 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 249.6 pages/sec 210.7 pages/sec
Background blur 42.2 images/sec 42.1 images/sec
Photo processing 122.8 images/sec 55.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 14.9 Mpixels/sec 16.2 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] โ€“ 447 & 1112 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M1 Max +21%
3831
Ryzen 5 5600G
3178
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M1 Max +13%
22162
Ryzen 5 5600G
19626
Integer math 46.1 GOps/sec 66.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 64.5 GOps/sec 37.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 278M Primes/sec 56M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 32.7M Strings/sec 25.3M Strings/sec
Data encryption 12.2 GBytes/sec 15.2 GBytes/sec
Data compression 274.4 MBytes/sec 248.9 MBytes/sec
Physics 2833 Frames/sec 889 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 12.8B Matrices/sec 17.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] โ€“ 2398 & 15922 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M1 Max +33%
199.2
Ryzen 5 5600G
150.02

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 15.8 PPW 9.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 253.5 PPW 127.5 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 443.2 PPW 301.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 3.98 PPW 2.31 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M1 Max
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2025-07-04 (Daniel)GeekBench2459 / 13052
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AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
DateBenchmarkResult
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-05-05 (krek)Cinebench 2026433 / 2333
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-26 (Zhyn)Cinebench 2026335 / 1764
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-17 (Chakib)Cinebench 202483 / 575
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-04-07 (TakoyakiCandil)Cinebench 202492 / 646
๐Ÿ“˜ 2026-03-27 (GreyArcanine)Cinebench 2026409 / 2218
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M1 Max and AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 18, 2021 April 13, 2021
Type Laptop Desktop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M1 Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) Radeon RX Vega 7
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-ัore GPU) - AMD Ryzen 5 8600G
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#140th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 6
P-Threads 8 12
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.9 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 2 -
E-Threads 2 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 10 6
Total Threads 10 12
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier - 39x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 24MB (shared) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache - 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors 57 billions 10.7 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 50 W 45-65 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 88 W
Socket Apple M-Socket AM4
Peak Temperature - 95ยฐC
Desktop CPU ranking (#131st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core) Radeon RX Vega 7
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1296 MHz 1900 MHz
Shading Units 4096 448
TMUs 256 28
ROPs 128 8
Execution Units 512 7
TGP - 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
M1 Max +524%
10.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 5 5600G
1.7 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon RX Vega 7 compared to Apple M1 Max GPU (32-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - DDR4-3200
Max. Memory Size 64 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 4 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 409.6 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 5 5600G official page
PCI Express Version - 3.0
PCI Express Lanes - 24

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Comments

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