Apple M4 (10-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
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We compared two CPUs: the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (10-Core) (laptop) with 10-cores against the 3.9 GHz AMD Ryzen 5 9600X (desktop) with 6-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the DeviceFacts Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
- More powerful Apple M4 GPU (10-core) integrated graphics: 3.8 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
- Has 4 more physical cores
- More modern manufacturing process โ 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Around 30.4 GB/s (34%) higher theoretical memory bandwidth
- 13% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3777 vs 3334 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
- Supports up to 192 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
- Unlocked multiplier
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Single) | - | 720 |
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3211 | 3701 |
Cinebench Scores (158th and 147th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1500 MB/sec | 1550 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 120.2 Klines/sec | 102.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 329.3 pages/sec | 299.1 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 362.1 Mpixels/sec | 375.3 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 352.1 pages/sec | 353.7 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 69.8 images/sec | 77.1 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 114.4 images/sec | 123.4 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.1 Mpixels/sec | 21.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 54.2 GOps/sec | 89.9 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 49.6 GOps/sec | 60.2 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 263M Primes/sec | 233M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34.3M Strings/sec | 36.1M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15.1 GBytes/sec | 16.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 280.5 MBytes/sec | 343.1 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2527 Frames/sec | 1978 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 13.6B Matrices/sec | 28.2B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 40.9 PPW | 15.9 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 617.4 PPW | 231.2 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 983.5 PPW | 462.8 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 9.58 PPW | 3.36 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M4 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3703 / 15450 |
| ๐ 2026-04-18 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3906 / 15577 |
| ๐ 2026-03-05 (Dovlet) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3916 / 15202 |
| ๐ 2025-12-31 (gmamorim) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3730 / 15258 |
| ๐ 2025-12-28 (LC) | Cinebench 2024 | 174 / 993 |
AMD Ryzen 5 9600X
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| ๐ 2026-08-06 (Byrno5263) | Cinebench 2026 | 720 / 3701 |
| ๐ 2026-07-08 (JUANCHO) | Cinebench 2026 | 524 / 3801 |
| ๐ 2026-04-16 (StarSophia) | Cinebench 2024 | 131 / 909 |
| ๐ 2026-02-03 (awolution) | Cinebench 2024 | 137 / 1000 |
| ๐ 2026-02-01 (Gandลพi) | Cinebench 2024 | 134 / 954 |
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M4 (10-Core) and AMD Ryzen 5 9600XGeneral
| Vendor | Apple | Amd |
| Released | May 7, 2024 | June 3, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Zen 5 (Granite Ridge) |
| Model number | APL1206 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Radeon 610M |
| Rival Equivalent | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) | - Intel Core i5 14600K |
| Successor | - Apple M5 (10-Core) | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#33rd place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 6 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.46 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | - | 5.4 GHz |
| E-Cores | 6 | - |
| E-Threads | 6 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.89 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 6 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 12 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 44x | 39x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 80K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 32MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 28 billions | 8.3 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 24 W | 65 W |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 142 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 100ยฐC | 95ยฐC |
| Die Size | 169.4 mmยฒ | - |
Laptop processors ranking (#28th place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#49th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Radeon 610M |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 400 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1470 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 128 |
| TMUs | 80 | 8 |
| ROPs | 40 | 4 |
| Execution Units | 160 | 2 |
| TGP | 18 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-7500 | - DDR5-5600 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 192 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 120 GB/s | 89.6 GB/s |
| ECC Support | No | Yes |
Misc
| Official Site | - | AMD Ryzen 5 9600X official page |
| PCI Express Version | - | 5.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | - | 28 |
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
- SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.
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