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Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) vs AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392

99 out of 100
Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
VS
75 out of 100
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392
Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 4.61 GHz Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) with 18-cores against the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392 with 12-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 392 and GPU)
Advantages of Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
  • Around 204.8 GB/s (80%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
  • Has 6 more physical cores
  • 48% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 4283 vs 2894 points
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
vs
Ryzen AI Max+ 392

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Cinebench Scores (9th and 78th 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 2730 MB/sec 1450 MB/sec
Clang compilation 264.8 Klines/sec 147 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 769.2 pages/sec 426.6 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 762.6 Mpixels/sec 429.7 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 438.2 pages/sec 314.8 pages/sec
Background blur 99.8 images/sec 72.5 images/sec
Photo processing 260.4 images/sec 175.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 48.4 Mpixels/sec 28.8 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2]

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 152.5 GOps/sec
Floating point math 186.1 GOps/sec 99.8 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 553M Primes/sec 315M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 84.9M Strings/sec 59.5M Strings/sec
Data encryption 40.8 GBytes/sec 27.8 GBytes/sec
Data compression 689.6 MBytes/sec 555.7 MBytes/sec
Physics 6847 Frames/sec 2881 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 33.4B Matrices/sec 45.8B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 125 & 23 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 - 26.3 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt - 327.3 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt - 823 PPW
Blender / Watt - 7.07 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M5 Max (32-сore GPU) and AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released March 3, 2026 January 5, 2026
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv9 x86-64
Codename Apple M5 Zen 5 (Strix Halo)
Model number T6051 392
Integrated GPU Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Radeon 8060S
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#19th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 18 12
P-Threads 18 24
Base Frequency (P) 4.61 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5 GHz
Total
Total Cores 18 12
Total Threads 18 24
Bus Frequency 100 MHz 100 MHz
Multiplier 46x 32x
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) - 45-55 W (configurable)
Max. Boost TDP (PL2) - 120 W
Socket Apple M-Socket FP11
Peak Temperature 100°C 100°C
Laptop processors ranking (1st and 31st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) Radeon 8060S
GPU Base Clock - 1295 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1620 MHz 2900 MHz
Shading Units 4096 2560
TMUs 256 160
ROPs 128 64
Execution Units 512 40
TGP - 55 W
iGPU FLOPS
M5 Max (32-сore GPU)
13.3 TFLOPS
Ryzen AI Max+ 392 +11%
14.8 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 8060S compared to Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5X-9600 - LPDDR5X-8000
Max. Memory Size 128 GB 128 GB
Memory Channels 24 4
Max. Memory Bandwidth 460.8 GB/s 256 GB/s
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 392 official page
PCI Express Version - 4.0
PCI Express Lanes - 16

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Comments

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