Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs Ryzen 7 8700G

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 8700G and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	272	696
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	46.85	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	29.16	no data
Architecture codename	Phoenix (2023−2024)	no data
Release date	8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$329	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 8700G and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	4.2 GHz	2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	64 KB (per core)	2.3 MB
L2 cache	1 MB (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	16 MB (shared)	16 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Die size	178 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	25,000 million	33700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 8700G and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core 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	AM5	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	65 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-
Precision Boost 2	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core. 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 Compare

AMD Radeon 780M

Apple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 8700G and Apple M1 Pro 8-Core.

PCIe version	4.0	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	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.

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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.

Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	20.83	11.25
Recency	8 January 2024	18 October 2021
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm

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