Ryzen 5 PRO 230 vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)
Aggregate performance score
M4 Pro (14 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 230 by an impressive 93% 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 | 309 | 796 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Hawk Point (Zen 4/4c) |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Hawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023−2025) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (1 year ago) | 6 January 2025 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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 | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 14 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.5 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 4.9 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 6 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 230 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.
| Socket | no data | FP7/FP7r2/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 MB | 6 MB + 16 MB |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | Ryzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3 |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 230. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 20-core GPU | AMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz) |
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 | 21.63 | 11.19 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 6 January 2025 |
| Physical cores | 14 | 6 |
| Threads | 14 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 4 Watt | 6 Watt |
Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 93.3% higher aggregate performance score, 133.3% more physical cores and 16.7% more threads, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 50% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 5 PRO 230, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 months.
The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 230 in performance tests.
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