Apple M2 Pro 10-Core vs Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H outperforms Apple M2 Pro 10-Core by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 445 | 630 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M-Series |
| Architecture codename | Rembrandt-H (Zen 3+) | no data |
| Release date | 19 April 2022 (2 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (1 year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Apple M2 Pro 10-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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Base clock speed | 3.2 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.7 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | 7.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 208 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Apple M2 Pro 10-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 | FP7 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 45 Watt | no data |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR5-4800/LPDDR5-6400 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, PRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Apple M2 Pro 10-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 680M | Apple M2 Pro 16-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Apple M2 Pro 10-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.
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 PRO 6850H outperforms Apple M2 Pro 10-Core by 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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 7 PRO 6850H outperforms Apple M2 Pro 10-Core by 25% 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%
Apple M2 Pro 10-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H by 13% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.81 | 11.56 |
| Recency | 19 April 2022 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 10 |
| Threads | 16 | 10 |
| Chip lithography | 6 nm | 5 nm |
The Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Pro 10-Core in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H and Apple M2 Pro 10-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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