Ryzen 7 7700 vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 7700 outperforms Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) by a minimal 4% 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 | 322 | 298 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 54 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 52.08 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 7 |
| Power efficiency | 24.83 | 12.75 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Raphael (Zen4) (2022−2023) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 14 January 2023 (2 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $339 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 7700 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 | 3.8 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 5.3 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 32 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 5 nm, 6 nm |
| Die size | no data | 71 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 61 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 6,570 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 7700 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 | AM5 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 7700. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | 5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 7700 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 7700. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5-5200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 16-core GPU | AMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) (400 - 2200 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 7 7700.
| PCIe version | no data | 5.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 24 |
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.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 20.55 | 21.43 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 14 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 65 Watt |
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has an age advantage of 1 year, 50% more physical cores, a 66.7% more advanced lithography process, and 103.1% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 7700, on the other hand, has a 4.3% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more threads.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and AMD Ryzen 7 7700.
Be aware that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 7700 is a desktop one.
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