Ryzen 5 6600HS vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
2024
14 cores / 14 threads, 40 Watt
27.16
+127%
Ryzen 5 6600HS
2022
6 cores / 12 threads, 35 Watt
11.95

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 6600HS by a whopping 127% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 6600HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking180652
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesApple M4no data
Power efficiency64.2632.31
Architecture codenameno dataRembrandt-HS (Zen 3+) (2022)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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 data3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.5 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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
Socketno dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 6600HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 6600HS 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 6600HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 20-core GPUAMD Radeon 660M ( - 1900 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 6600HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.16 11.95
Physical cores 14 6
Threads 14 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 127.3% higher aggregate performance score, 133.3% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 6600HS, on the other hand, has 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 6600HS in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 5 6600HS is a notebook one.


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