Ryzen AI 5 330 vs Apple M2 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
12.49
+61%

M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen AI 5 330 by an impressive 61% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking6581055
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
DesignerAppleAMD
Manufacturerno dataTSMC
Architecture codenameno dataKrackan Point 2 (2025)
Release date17 January 2023 (2 years ago)16 July 2025 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 5 330 basic parameters such as 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads128
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cache3.3 MB80 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB4 MB
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Number of transistors40000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 5 330 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.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 5 330. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 5 330 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 5 330. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5, LPDDR5X

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUAMD Radeon 820M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 5 330.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

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.

Apple M2 Pro 12.49
+61%
Ryzen AI 5 330 7.76

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.

Apple M2 Pro 21911
+61%
Samples: 789
Ryzen AI 5 330 13606
Samples: 1

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 12.49 7.76
Recency 17 January 2023 16 July 2025
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

Apple M2 Pro has a 61% higher aggregate performance score, and 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads.

Ryzen AI 5 330, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen AI 5 330 in performance tests.

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