Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 7 5700U

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 5700U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.35
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 2424 Watt
14.20
+37.2%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 7 5700U by a substantial 37% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5700U and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking767535
Place by popularity10not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Lucienne (Zen 2, Ryzen 5000)Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency62.92no data
Architecture codenameLucienne-U (Zen 2) (2021)no data
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5700U 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed1.8 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed4.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier18no data
L1 cache512 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache4 MB36 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5700U 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700U and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no 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 7 5700U 10.35
Apple M2 Pro 14.20
+37.2%

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.

Ryzen 7 5700U 15841
Apple M2 Pro 21731
+37.2%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 5700U 1484
Apple M2 Pro 2069
+39.5%

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.

Ryzen 7 5700U 188
Apple M2 Pro 230
+22.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 5700U 6264
Apple M2 Pro 15010
+140%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 5700U 215
Apple M2 Pro 386
+79.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.35 14.20
Recency 12 January 2021 17 January 2023
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 2424 Watt

Ryzen 7 5700U has 33.3% more threads, and 16060% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has a 37.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5700U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5700U and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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