Apple M1 vs Ryzen 7 255
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 255 outperforms M1 by a whopping 250% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 530 | 1563 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 15.45 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Hawk Point-H (Zen 4) (2024−2026) | no data |
| Release date | 4 August 2025 (1 year ago) | 10 November 2020 (5 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Basic parameters of Ryzen 7 255 and M1: 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.064 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.95 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | 16 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 16000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 255 and M1 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.
| Socket | FP7r2/FP8 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 255 and M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | USB 4, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A | no data |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 255 and M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2600 MHz) | Apple M1 8-Core GPU |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.78 | 4.79 |
| Integrated graphics card | 16.20 | 12.83 |
| Recency | 4 August 2025 | 10 November 2020 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
Ryzen 7 255 has a 250% higher aggregate performance score, 26% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
The AMD Ryzen 7 255 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 in performance tests.
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