Ryzen 7 4700G vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

Place in the ranking	167	608
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Desktop processor
Series	Apple M4	AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency	82.78	18.48
Architecture codename	no data	Renoir (2020−2023)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	21 July 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 4700G 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
Base clock speed	2.592 GHz	3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	4.4 GHz
Multiplier	no data	36
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	4 MB	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	8 MB
Chip lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Die size	no data	156 mm²
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	no data	95 °C
Number of transistors	no data	9800 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 4700G 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	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 4700G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 4700G are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 4700G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR5	DDR4-3200
Maximum memory size	no data	128 GB
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 16-core GPU

AMD Radeon Vega 8

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 4700G.

PCIe version

no data

4.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.99	12.69
Recency	30 October 2024	21 July 2020
Physical cores	12	8
Threads	12	16
Chip lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	32 Watt	65 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 120.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 50% more physical cores, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 103.1% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 4700G, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 4700G in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 4700G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.