Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H

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Combined performance score

Ryzen 5 4600H
9.42

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by 27% in our combined benchmark results.

General info

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 Max processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking726574
Place by popularity56not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameRenoir-H (Zen 2)no data
Release date6 January 2020 (4 years old)18 October 2021 (2 years old)
Current price$909 $8.99

Technical specs

Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 Max 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1210
Base clock speed3 GHz2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cache128K (per core)2.9 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache11 MB (shared)48 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Million57000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 Max 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)54 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-4266no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data
ECC memory support-no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 Max.

PCIe version3.0no 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.


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.

Ryzen 5 4600H 9.42
Apple M1 Max 11.94
+26.8%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by 27% in our combined benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 4600H 14472
Apple M1 Max 22010
+52.1%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by 52% in Passmark.

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 4600H 1425
Apple M1 Max 1691
+18.7%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by 19% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Ryzen 5 4600H 176
Apple M1 Max 200
+13.6%

Apple M1 Max outperforms Ryzen 5 4600H by 14% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Advantages and disadvantages


Performance score 9.42 11.94
Integrated graphics card 6.24
Recency 6 January 2020 18 October 2021
Physical cores 6 10
Threads 12 10
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

The Apple M1 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600H in performance tests.


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