Ryzen AI 9 465 vs Apple M4 Pro 14-Core
Aggregate performance score
M4 Pro 14-Core outperforms Ryzen AI 9 465 by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 356 | 523 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Power efficiency | no data | 25.22 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Manufacturer | no data | TSMC |
| Architecture codename | no data | Gorgon Point (2026) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (1 year ago) | January 2026 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of M4 Pro 14-Core and Ryzen AI 9 465: 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 14 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.592 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 233 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Pro 14-Core and Ryzen AI 9 465 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) | no data | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Pro 14-Core and Ryzen AI 9 465. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 Pro 14-Core and Ryzen AI 9 465 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Pro 14-Core and Ryzen AI 9 465. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 Pro 20-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 880M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M4 Pro 14-Core and Ryzen AI 9 465.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 22.18 | 17.05 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 10 |
| Threads | 14 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
Apple M4 Pro 14-Core has a 30% higher aggregate performance score, 40% more physical cores, and a 33% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen AI 9 465, on the other hand, has 43% more threads.
The Apple M4 Pro 14-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen AI 9 465 in performance tests.
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