Ryzen 5 1600 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.16
+251%
Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by a whopping 251% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking180959
Place by popularitynot in top-10055
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.68
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesApple M4AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency64.2611.25
Architecture codenameno dataZen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)11 April 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 1600 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 cores14 (Tetradeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1412
Base clock speedno data3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz3.6 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 1600 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 1600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M4 20-core GPU-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 1600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.16 7.73
Recency 30 October 2024 11 April 2017
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 14 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 14 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 251.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 133.3% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.


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