Ryzen 9 5980HS vs Apple M4 Pro (14 cores)

Place in the ranking	180	558
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	Apple M4	Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiency	64.26	36.31
Architecture codename	no data	Cezanne-HS (Zen 3) (2021)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	12 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 9 5980HS 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)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	14	16
Base clock speed	no data	3 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.5 GHz	4.8 GHz
Multiplier	no data	30
L1 cache	no data	64K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	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 Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 9 5980HS 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)	40 Watt	35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 9 5980HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	no data	MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI	-	+
FMA	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 9 5980HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 9 5980HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

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DDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 20-core GPU

AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2100 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 9 5980HS.

PCIe version

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3.0

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	27.16	13.43
Recency	30 October 2024	12 January 2021
Physical cores	14	8
Threads	14	16
Chip lithography	3 nm	7 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	40 Watt	35 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) has a 102.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 75% more physical cores, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 9 5980HS, on the other hand, has 14.3% more threads, and 14.3% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 5980HS in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 5980HS is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (14 cores) and Ryzen 9 5980HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.