Ryzen 9 5900HX vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Ryzen 9 5900HX by an impressive 97% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900HX processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 170 | 517 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000) |
| Power efficiency | 82.46 | 29.73 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Cezanne-H (Zen 3) (2021) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 12 January 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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 | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 33 |
| 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 | 7 nm |
| Die size | no data | 156 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 105 °C |
| Number of transistors | no data | 9,800 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900HX 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) | 32 Watt | 45 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900HX are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M4 16-core GPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900HX.
| PCIe version | no data | 3.0 |
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.69 | 14.04 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 12 January 2021 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 45 Watt |
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 97.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 50% more physical cores, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 40.6% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 9 5900HX, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.
The M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5900HX in performance tests.
Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 5900HX is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 9 5900HX, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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