Apple M2 vs Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 outperforms M2 by an impressive 75% 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 | 562 | 1052 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 22.48 | 18.00 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Gorgon Point (2026) | no data |
| Release date | 5 January 2026 (less than a year ago) | 10 June 2022 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 and M2 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 | 2 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 3.48 GHz |
| L1 cache | 80 KB (per core) | 2 MB |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | 20 MB |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Die size | 195 mm2 | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 20000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 and M2 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 | FP8 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 20 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 and M2. 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 AI 7 PRO 450 and M2 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 and M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5, LPDDR5X | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon 860M | Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz) |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 and M2.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 16 | no data |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.92 | 8.53 |
| Recency | 5 January 2026 | 10 June 2022 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 20 Watt |
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 has a 74.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.
Apple M2, on the other hand, has 40% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 450 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 in performance tests.
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