Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Apple M2 Pro
Primary details
Comparing Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 531 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024) |
| Release date | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 1 October 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 3.3 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 36 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 24 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 40000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | no data | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), 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 Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. 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 Compare | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 880M |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 17 January 2023 | 1 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has 50% more physical cores.
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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