Ryzen Z1 vs Apple M2

Place in the ranking	814	652
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple Apple M-Series	Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	44.48	75.33
Architecture codename	no data	Phoenix (Zen4) (2023)
Release date	10 June 2022 (2 years ago)	May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 and Ryzen Z1 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	8 (Octa-Core)	6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	2.424 GHz	3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.48 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	64 KB (per core)
L2 cache	20 MB	1 MB (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	137 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	20000 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 and Ryzen Z1 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	FP8
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 and Ryzen Z1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

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

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 and Ryzen Z1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 and Ryzen Z1. 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 M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

AMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 and Ryzen Z1.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Synthetic benchmark performance

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. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M2 9.40

Ryzen Z1 11.94
+27%

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.

Apple M2 14933

Ryzen Z1 18962
+27%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.40	11.94
Physical cores	8	6
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	15 Watt

Apple M2 has 33.3% more physical cores.

Ryzen Z1, on the other hand, has a 27% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen Z1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Ryzen Z1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.