Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Ryzen 5 2400G
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 2400G and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1158 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 6.20 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 7.99 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Raven Ridge (2017−2018) | no data |
| Release date | 12 February 2018 (6 years ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $169 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 2400G and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.6 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.9 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Multiplier | 36 | no data |
| L1 cache | 128K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 210 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4,950 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | - | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 2400G and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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) | 65 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Apple M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 Dual-channel | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 64 GB | no data |
| Max memory channels | 2 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 46.933 GB/s | no data |
| ECC memory support | + | - |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 ( - 1250 MHz) | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 2400G and Apple M4 (8 cores).
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 12 | no data |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 12 February 2018 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M4 (8 cores) has an age advantage of 6 years, 100% more physical cores, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 5 2400G and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
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