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AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

vs

Apple M5 Pro 18 Cores

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD Ryzen 5 4500U and Apple M5 Pro 18 Cores processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Apple M5 Pro 18 Cores

More Total Cores: 18 (6 vs 18)
Higher Max Turbo Frequency: 4.61 GHz (Up to 4.0GHz vs 4.61 GHz)
Higher Technology: Third-generation 3 nm (TSMC 7nm FinFET vs Third-generation 3 nm)
Higher Memory Type: LPDDR5X unified memory (DDR4 - Up to 3200 MT/s, LPDDR4 - Up to 4266 MT/s vs LPDDR5X unified memory)
Newer Launch Date: March 2026 (January 2020 vs March 2026)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Apple

January 2020

Launch Date

March 2026

Laptop

Platform

Laptop

CPU Architecture

Apple custom ARM architecture

CPU Name

Apple M5 Pro

Model Name

The Intel processor number is just one of several factors - along with processor brand, system configurations, and system-level benchmarks - to be considered when choosing the right processor for your computing needs.

Apple M5 Pro 18-Core

Renoir

Code Name

Foundry

TSMC N3P

Generation

M5 Pro

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit *Operating System (OS) support will vary by manufacturer.

OS Support

CPU Specifications

Interconnect Technology

Apple Fusion Architecture

Performance-core Multi-Core Max Frequency

4.38 GHz

Prime Cores

Prime-core Multi-Core Max Frequency

4.61 GHz

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Where applicable, Intel® Hyper-Threading Technology is only available on Performance-cores.

Performance-cores

2.3GHz

Basic Frequency

Up to 4.0GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Max Turbo Frequency is the maximum single-core frequency at which the processor is capable of operating using Intel® Turbo Boost Technology and, if present, Intel® Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0 and Intel® Thermal Velocity Boost. Frequency is typically measured in gigahertz (GHz), or billion cycles per second.

4.61 GHz

3MB

L2 Cache

8MB

L3 Cache

FP6

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

TSMC 7nm FinFET

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

Third-generation 3 nm

15W

TDP

105°C

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

PCIe® 3.0

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

Memory Specifications

DDR4 - Up to 3200 MT/s, LPDDR4 - Up to 4266 MT/s

Memory Type

Intel® processors come in four different types: Single Channel, Dual Channel, Triple Channel, and Flex Mode. Maximum supported memory speed may be lower when populating multiple DIMMs per channel on products that support multiple memory channels.

LPDDR5X unified memory

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64 GB

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

307 GB/s

Maximum Memory Speed

9600 MT/s

GPU Specifications

External Display Standard

Thunderbolt / DisplayPort 2.1 over USB-C; HDMI

GPU Name

Apple M5 Pro 20-core GPU

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Supported

Max External Display Resolution

Up to three external displays: three displays up to 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 144Hz; or one display up to 8K at 60Hz, 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz plus a second display up to 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 200Hz

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed

Video Encode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

Graphics Core Count

1500 MHz

Graphics Frequency

Graphics max dynamic frequency refers to the maximum opportunistic graphics render clock frequency (in MHz) that can be supported using Intel® HD Graphics with Dynamic Frequency feature.

Max Resolution

Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz

GPU APIs

Metal

Media Engine

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode

Video Decode Engines

Video Encode Engines

ProRes Encode/Decode Engines