AMD Athlon 64 FX-74 vs Apple M5 Max (18C32G) Full Specs

Summary

2 Cores 2 Threads 3GHz	18 Cores(6P+12M) 18 Threads(6P+12M) 4.61GHz
TDP 125W	TDP 140W
Bandwidth 12.8GB/s DDR2	Bandwidth 460.8GB/s LPDDR5X
iGPU -	iGPU 32-Core M5 Max
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16
Socket Socket F	Socket -

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Max Bandwidth iGPU Peak iGPU FP32 iGPU FP16 NPU TOPS TDP

Athlon 64 FX-74192

x1

M5 Max (18C32G)4,340

x22.60

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Core Config

2 Cores 2P -	18 Cores 6P 12M
2 Threads 2P -	18 Threads 6P 12M

Clocks

Base Clock 3GHz	Base Clock 4.61GHz
Overclocking Locked	Overclocking Locked

Cache

L1i 64KB P -	L1i 192KB P 192KB M
L1d 64KB P -	L1d 128KB P 128KB M
L2 1MB P - -	L2 1MB P 16MB P shared 16MB M shared
SLC Cache -	SLC Cache 48MB

Memory

Type DDR2	Type LPDDR5X
Max Memory 64GB	Max Memory 96GB
ECC No	ECC No
Channels 2	Channels 3
Bus Width 128-bit	Bus Width 384-bit
Speed 800MT/s	Speed 9600MT/s
Bandwidth 12.8GB/s	Bandwidth 460.8GB/s
Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate800MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 12.8GB/s	Bandwidth Calculator Channels Transfer Rate9600MT/s Calculated Bandwidth 460.8GB/s

Power & Thermals

TDP 125W	TDP 140W
Max Operating Temp -	Max Operating Temp 100°C Max
Voltage Range -	Voltage Range -

Chipset Bus

Bus Type HT	Bus Type -
Bus Config 16-bit	Bus Config -
Bus Speed 2GT/s	Bus Speed -
Bus Bandwidth 4GB/s	Bus Bandwidth -

Expansion

-	PCIe PCIe 4.0 x16 31.5GB/sBandwidth

iGPU

iGPU -	iGPU 32-Core M5 Max
Shaders -	Shaders 4096
Boost Clock -	Boost Clock 1.62GHz
Peak·FP32·FP16 -	Peak·FP32·FP16 26.54 TFLOPSFP16

NPU

NPU Model -	NPU Model H17 Hyperion
NPU Cores -	NPU Cores 16
NPU Clock -	NPU Clock 2.45GHz
Performance -	Performance 38 TOPSINT8

Chip

Manufacturer AMD	Manufacturer Apple
ISA x86-64	ISA AArch64
Architecture K8	Architecture Apple Silicon 15ARMv9.2-A
Family Athlon	Family M Series
Branding	Branding
Codename Windsor - - -	Codename Sotra-S M5 MaxVariant AS15PP-Core AS15MM-Core
Market Segment Desktop	Market Segment Desktop
Release Date Nov 30, 2006	Release Date Mar 3, 2026

Fabrication

Foundry AMD	Foundry TSMC
Fabrication Node 90nm	Fabrication Node N3P
Die Size 183mm²	Die Size -
Transistor Count 154 Million	Transistor Count -
Transistor Density 1 MTr/mm²	Transistor Density -

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Used In

Laptops -

Laptops MacBook Pro 14(M5 Max, Early 2026)MacBook Pro 16(M5 Max, Early 2026)

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