Apple M1 Pro vs Ryzen 9 5900HX

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 5900HX
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.60
+24.4%

Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Apple M1 Pro by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 5900HX and Apple M1 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking460619
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameCezanne-H (Zen 3)no data
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Current priceno data$11.95

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 5900HX and Apple 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)10 (Deca-Core)
Threads1610
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed4.6 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)2.9 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)28 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9,800 million33700 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 5900HX and Apple 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Apple M1 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHAno data
AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Apple M1 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Apple M1 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no 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 M1 Pro 16-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 5900HX and Apple M1 Pro.

PCIe version3.0no 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 9 5900HX 14.60
+24.4%
Apple M1 Pro 11.74

Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Apple M1 Pro by 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 9 5900HX 22580
+31.7%
Apple M1 Pro 17151

Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Apple M1 Pro by 32% in Passmark.

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 9 5900HX 2106
+24.6%
Apple M1 Pro 1690

Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Apple M1 Pro 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%

Ryzen 9 5900HX 240
+14.8%
Apple M1 Pro 209

Ryzen 9 5900HX outperforms Apple M1 Pro by 15% in Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.60 11.74
Recency 12 January 2021 18 October 2021
Physical cores 8 10
Threads 16 10
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

The Ryzen 9 5900HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Pro in performance tests.


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