Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen Threadripper 1950

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	458	449
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	12.35	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	no data	Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	29 July 2017 (6 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price	$396	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1950 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	32	12
Base clock speed	3.2 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.2 GHz	3.5 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	3.3 MB
L2 cache	512 KB (per core)	36 MB
L3 cache	32 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	9,600 million	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1950 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	SP3r2	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	180 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1950 and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types

DDR4 Quad-channel

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Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

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.

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen Threadripper 1950 by 2% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	14.27	14.55
Recency	29 July 2017	17 January 2023
Physical cores	16	12
Threads	32	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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