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Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores

vs

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores and AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores

Higher Technology: 3 nm (3 nm vs TSMC 4nm FinFET)
Newer Launch Date: August 2026 (August 2026 vs July 2025)

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX

More Total Cores: 96 (36 vs 96)
Higher Memory Type: DDR5 (Unified memory vs DDR5)

Basic

Apple

Label Name

AMD

August 2026

Launch Date

July 2025

Desktop

Platform

Desktop

Apple M5

CPU Architecture

Apple M5 Ultra

CPU Name

Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores

Model Name

Ryzen Threadripper PRO 9995WX

Code Name

Shimada Peak

Generation

Zen 5

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition

CPU Specifications

Over 4.4 TB/s

Interconnect Bandwidth

UltraFusion quad-die architecture

Interconnect Technology

4.61 GHz

Super-core Max Frequency

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

192

Performance-cores

Super-cores

Basic Frequency

2.5 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 5.4 GHz

L1 Cache

7680 KB

L2 Cache

96 MB

L3 Cache

384 MB

CPU Socket

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

sTR5

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes

3 nm

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.

TSMC 4nm FinFET

TDP

350W

Max. Operating Temperature

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

95°C

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.

PCIe® 5.0

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

Memory Specifications

Unified memory

Memory Type

DDR5

512 GB

Max Memory Size

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

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

Bus Speed

Up to 6400 MT/s

1.2 TB/s

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).

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes (Default Enabled)

GPU Specifications

DisplayPort 2.1, HDMI 2.1

External Display Standard

Apple M5 Ultra 80-core GPU

GPU Name

Supported

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Up to 8K at 60Hz

Max External Display Resolution

Up to 33 streams of 8K ProRes 422 at 30 fps

Video Concurrency

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW

Video Encode

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.

Discrete Graphics Card Required

Graphics Core Count

Up to 8K at 60Hz

Max Resolution

Number of Displays Supported

Metal

GPU APIs

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

Media Engine

Video Decode Engines

Video Encode Engines

ProRes Encode/Decode Engines