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AMD EPYC 4545P

vs

Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of AMD EPYC 4545P and Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD EPYC 4545P

Higher Memory Type: DDR5 (DDR5 vs Unified memory)

Apple M5 Ultra 36 Cores

More Total Cores: 36 (16 vs 36)
Newer Launch Date: August 2026 (May 2025 vs August 2026)

Basic

AMD

Label Name

Apple

May 2025

Launch Date

August 2026

Server

Platform

Desktop

CPU Architecture

Apple M5

CPU Name

Apple M5 Ultra

EPYC 4545P

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 Ultra 36 Cores

Generation

CPU Specifications

Interconnect Bandwidth

Over 4.4 TB/s

Interconnect Technology

UltraFusion quad-die architecture

Super-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

Super-cores

3 GHz

Basic Frequency

Up to 5.4 GHz

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.

64 MB

L3 Cache

AM5

CPU Socket

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

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.

3 nm

65W

TDP

PCIe® 5.0 x28

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

DDR5

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.

Unified memory

Max Memory Size

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

512 GB

Memory Channels

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

Up to 5600 MT/s

Bus Speed

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).

1.2 TB/s