Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H vs Apple M4 (10 cores)

Place in the ranking	241	493
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Apple Apple M4	no data
Power efficiency	52.16	30.64
Architecture codename	no data	Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date	7 May 2024 (less than a year ago)	19 April 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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	10 (Deca-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	10	16
Base clock speed	no data	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	4.9 GHz
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	6 nm
Die size	no data	208 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	28 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H 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	FP7
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+
Precision Boost 2	no data	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H. 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 M4 10-core GPU

AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H.

PCIe version	no data	4.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	22.06	14.58
Recency	7 May 2024	19 April 2022
Physical cores	10	8
Threads	10	16
Chip lithography	3 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	45 Watt

Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 51.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 25% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, on the other hand, has 60% more threads.

The M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.