AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 vs Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU)
[ VERDICT ]
Winner: Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) (97/100)
Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) leads overall with a score of 97/100 compared to AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 (56/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.
Why choose Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU):
- + Higher Efficiency score (93 vs 81)
- + Higher Performance score (100 vs 71)
Benchmark Performance Comparison
Normalized Lab Scores| Benchmark | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Efficiency | 81.0 Very Good | 93.0 Excellent WINNER |
| Performance | 71.0 Good | 100.0 Excellent WINNER |
Detailed Technical Specifications
CPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.0 GHz | 4.38 GHz |
| Base Frequency (P) | 2.0 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | — |
| E-Cores | 3 | 12 |
| E-Threads | 6 | 12 |
| L1 Cache | 80K (per core) | 192K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 1MB (per core) | — |
| L3 Cache | 8MB (shared) | — |
| Multiplier | 20x | 46x |
| P-Cores | 3 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 6 | 6 |
| Total Cores | 6 | 18 |
| Total Threads | 12 | 18 |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (E) | 3.4 GHz | — |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | 4.5 GHz | — |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | No |
GeekBench v6
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Background blur | 50.8 images/sec | 99.8 images/sec |
| Clang compilation | 61.3 Klines/sec | 264.8 Klines/sec |
| File compression | 900 MB/sec | 2730 MB/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 211.2 pages/sec | 769.2 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 281.1 Mpixels/sec | 762.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Photo processing | 94.9 images/sec | 260.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 15.2 Mpixels/sec | 48.4 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 287.4 pages/sec | 438.2 pages/sec |
General
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Codename | Zen 5 (Gorgon Point) | Apple M5 |
| Instruction Set | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| Model number | 435 | — |
| Released | January 5, 2026 | March 3, 2026 |
| Type | Laptop | Laptop |
| Vendor | Amd | Apple |
Memory Support
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| ECC Support | No | No |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 89.6 GB/s | 460.8 GB/s |
| Max. Memory Size | 256 GB | 128 GB |
| Memory Channels | 2 | 24 |
| Memory Types | - DDR5-5600- LPDDR5X-8000 | - LPDDR5X-9600 |
Misc
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Official Site | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 official page | — |
| PCI Express Lanes | 14 | — |
| PCI Express Version | 4.0 | — |
Package
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Fabrication Process | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 100°C |
| Socket | FP8 | Apple M-Socket |
| TDP (PL1) | 15-54 W (configurable) | 64 W |
| Transistors | — | 28 billions |
PassMark
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Data compression | 225.1 MBytes/sec | 689.6 MBytes/sec |
| Data encryption | 11 GBytes/sec | 40.8 GBytes/sec |
| Extended instructions | 16.2B Matrices/sec | 33.4B Matrices/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 57M Primes/sec | 553M Primes/sec |
| Floating point math | 40.2 GOps/sec | 186.1 GOps/sec |
| Integer math | 60 GOps/sec | 132.6 GOps/sec |
| Physics | 1042 Frames/sec | 6847 Frames/sec |
| Random string sorting | 24.6M Strings/sec | 84.9M Strings/sec |
Performance Per Watt
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 11.6 PPW | 32.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 184.8 PPW | 454.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 347.9 PPW | 897.9 PPW |
iGPU
| Specification | AMD Ryzen AI 5 435 | Apple M5 Max (32-core GPU) |
|---|---|---|
| Execution Units | 4 | 512 |
| GPU Base Clock | 400 MHz | — |
| GPU Boost Clock | 2800 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| Integrated Graphics | Radeon 840M | Apple M5 Max GPU (32-core) |
| ROPs | 8 | 128 |
| Shading Units | 256 | 4096 |
| TGP | 15 W | — |
| TMUs | 16 | 256 |
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