Apple M1 (8-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Comparative analysis of Apple M1 (8-core GPU) and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Compatibility, Graphics interfaces, Peripherals, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

 

Differences

Reasons to consider the Apple M1 (8-core GPU)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 2 year(s) 10 month(s) later
  • 4 more cores, run more applications at once: 8 vs 4
  • A newer manufacturing process allows for a more powerful, yet cooler running processor: 5 nm vs 14 nm
  • 2x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 90% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3687 vs 1941
  • Around 99% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 14156 vs 7121
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 10 Nov 2020 vs 10 January 2018
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 4 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3687 vs 1941
PassMark - CPU mark 14156 vs 7121

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

  • Around 19% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.204 GHz
  • 256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.204 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M1 (8-core GPU)
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3687
1941
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
14156
7121
Name Apple M1 (8-core GPU) AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3687 1941
PassMark - CPU mark 14156 7121
Geekbench 4 - Single Core 701
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core 2588
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s) 30.72
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s) 371.859
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s) 2.505
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s) 38.824
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s) 163.54
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames) 2056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames) 2113
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames) 8030
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps) 2056
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps) 2113
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps) 8030

Compare specifications (specs)

Apple M1 (8-core GPU) AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Essentials

Architecture codename Firestorm/Icestorm Zen
Launch date 10 Nov 2020 10 January 2018
OS Support macOS Big Sur 11.0, macOS Ventura 13.3, iPadOS 14.5, iPadOS 16.4.1 Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 369 505
Processor Number APL1102
Vertical segment Laptop Laptop
Family AMD Ryzen PRO Processors
OPN Tray YM270BC4T4MFB
Series AMD Ryzen 7 PRO Mobile Processors with Radeon Vega Graphics

Performance

Base frequency 2.064 GHz 2.2 GHz
L1 cache 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core) 384 KB
L2 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.204 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 16 billion 4500 Million
64 bit support
Die size 246 mm
L3 cache 4 MB
Maximum core temperature 95°C
Number of GPU cores 10
Unlocked

Memory

Max memory channels 2 2
Maximum memory bandwidth 66.67 GB/s
Maximum memory size 16 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR4X-4266 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Execution Units 32
Graphics base frequency 1278 MHz
iGPU core count 8 10
Graphics max frequency 1300 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 10 Graphics

Compatibility

Configurable TDP-down 10 Watt
Thermal Design Power (TDP) 15 Watt 15 Watt
Configurable TDP 12-25 Watt
Max number of CPUs in a configuration 1
Sockets supported FP5
Thermal Solution Not included

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Peripherals

PCI Express revision 3.0

Advanced Technologies

AMD SenseMI
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
The "Zen" Core Architecture

Virtualization

AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)