Ryzen 7 449 vs Apple M1
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1559 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | AMD Strix / Gorgon Point |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Gorgon Point (2026) |
| Release date | 10 November 2020 (5 years ago) | 7 August 2026 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M1 and Ryzen 7 449: 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 | 2.064 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 640 KB |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 16000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on M1 and Ryzen 7 449 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 | FP8 |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and Ryzen 7 449. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Ryzen 7 449. 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 8-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 860M ( - 2800 MHz) |
Pros & cons summary
| Integrated graphics card | 12.86 | 11.70 |
| Recency | 10 November 2020 | 7 August 2026 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
Apple M1 has 10% faster integrated GPU.
Ryzen 7 449, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Apple M1 and AMD Ryzen 7 449. We've got no test results to judge.
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