Ryzen 7 253 vs Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 253 outperforms M1 Pro 8-Core by a minimal 4% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1030 | 993 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M-Series | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Hawk Point-H (Zen 4) (2024−2026) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (4 years ago) | 2 June 2026 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 253: number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.06 GHz | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.3 MB | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 253 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | no data | FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | W | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 253. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 253. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz) | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2500 MHz) |
Synthetic benchmarks
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.04 | 10.46 |
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 2 June 2026 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
Ryzen 7 253 has a 4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and AMD Ryzen 7 253.
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