Ryzen Embedded V2546 vs Apple M2
Aggregate performance score
M2 outperforms Ryzen Embedded V2546 by a significant 21% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Contents
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1130 | 1300 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple Apple M-Series | AMD Ryzen Embedded |
| Power efficiency | 18.05 | 8.49 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Renoir (2020−2025) |
| Release date | 10 June 2022 (4 years ago) | 10 November 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M2 and Ryzen Embedded V2546: 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) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.424 GHz | 3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.48 GHz | 3.95 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 30 |
| L1 cache | 2 MB | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 20 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 20000 Million | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on M2 and Ryzen Embedded V2546 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP6 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 35 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 and Ryzen Embedded V2546. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M2 and Ryzen Embedded V2546 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 and Ryzen Embedded V2546. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 64 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 4 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 68.269 GB/s |
| ECC memory support | - | + |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) | AMD Radeon Graphics 384SP |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 and Ryzen Embedded V2546.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
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 | 8.72 | 7.18 |
| Recency | 10 June 2022 | 10 November 2020 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 20 Watt | 35 Watt |
Apple M2 has a 21% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33% more physical cores, a 40% more advanced lithography process, and 75% lower power consumption.
Ryzen Embedded V2546, on the other hand, has 50% more threads.
The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2546 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M2 is a notebook processor while Ryzen Embedded V2546 is a desktop one.
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