Apple M1 Pro vs Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
Aggregate performance score
Apple M1 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and M1 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 767 | 721 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 5 | Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 14.82 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Renoir (2020−2023) | no data |
| Release date | 21 July 2020 (4 years ago) | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and M1 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3.7 GHz | 2.064 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.2 GHz | 3.22 GHz |
| Multiplier | 37 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | 2.9 MB |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | 28 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 156 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9,800 million | 33700 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and M1 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 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and M1 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and M1 Pro are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and M1 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon Vega 7 | Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and M1 Pro.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | 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.
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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 10.18 | 10.83 |
| Recency | 21 July 2020 | 18 October 2021 |
| Physical cores | 6 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 5 nm |
Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G has 20% more threads.
Apple M1 Pro, on the other hand, has a 6.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 66.7% more physical cores, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and M1 Pro.
Note that Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G is a desktop processor while Apple M1 Pro is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G and Apple M1 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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