Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 5 1600X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 1600X and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	843	458
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	14.37	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	11 April 2017 (7 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$249	no data
Current price	$125 (0.5x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 1600X and Apple M2 Pro 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	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Bus support	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
L1 cache	96K (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	192 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4,800 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 1600X and Apple M2 Pro 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	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	64 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	42.671 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 1600X and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version	3.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	24	no data

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.

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Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 1600X by 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	8.45	14.62
Recency	11 April 2017	17 January 2023
Physical cores	6	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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