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Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495

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Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
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AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495
Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) with 18-cores against the 3.1 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495 with 16-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 495 and GPU)
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
  • Around 358.4 GB/s (140%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • 40% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4358 vs 3123 points
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495
  • Newer - released 6 months later
  • Supports up to 192 GB LPDDR5X-8533 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
vs
Ryzen AI Max+ 495

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 8487 -
Cinebench Scores (#5th place)
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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)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
File compression 2990 MB/sec -
Clang compilation 271.1 Klines/sec -
HTML 5 Browser 811.7 pages/sec -
PDF Renderer 764 Mpixels/sec -
Text processing 457.1 pages/sec -
Background blur 106.1 images/sec -
Photo processing 303.8 images/sec -
Ray tracing 47.8 Mpixels/sec -
Sources: GeekBench [1]

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Integer math 132.6 GOps/sec -
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec -
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec -
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec -
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec -
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec -
Physics 6847 Frames/sec -
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec -
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 125 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 24.6 PPW -
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 302 PPW 200.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 574.7 PPW 468.7 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.76 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 M5 Max (40-сore GPU)
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverGeekbench 6 CPU4365 / 30166
📘 2026-07-03 -> Apple loverCinebench 2026734 / 9428
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released March 3, 2026 September 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M5 Zen 5 (Gorgon Point)
Model number T6051 495
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8065S

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 16
P-Threads 18 32
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 3.1 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.2 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 16
Total Threads 18 32
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 46x 31x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 80K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 28 billions -
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 100 W 45-120 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FP11
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Die Size 166.85 mm² -

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core) Radeon 8065S
GPU Base Clock - 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 3000 MHz
Shading Units 5120 2560
TMUs 320 160
ROPs 160 64
Execution Units 640 40
TGP - 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
M5 Max (40-сore GPU) +8%
16.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 495
15.4 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8065S compared to Apple M5 Max GPU (40-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8533
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 192 GB
Memory Channels 32 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 614.4 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 495 official page
PCI Express Version - 4.0
PCI Express Lanes - 16

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Comments

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