Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Comparative analysis of Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU) and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Compatibility, 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 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU)

  • CPU is newer: launch date 3 year(s) 9 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
  • 14x more L2 cache, more data can be stored in the L2 cache for quick access later
  • Around 96% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 3760 vs 1919
  • 2.5x better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 17197 vs 6987
Specifications (specs)
Launch date 26 Oct 2021 vs 10 January 2018
Number of cores 8 vs 4
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm vs 14 nm
L2 cache 28 MB vs 2 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark 3760 vs 1919
PassMark - CPU mark 17197 vs 6987

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

  • Around 18% higher clock speed: 3.8 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
  • 256x more L1 cache, more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Maximum frequency 3.8 GHz vs 3.228 GHz
L1 cache 384 KB vs 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data (per core)

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU)
CPU 2: AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

PassMark - Single thread mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
3760
1919
PassMark - CPU mark
CPU 1
CPU 2
17197
6987
Name Apple M1 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU) AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U
PassMark - Single thread mark 3760 1919
PassMark - CPU mark 17197 6987
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 Pro 8-core (14-core GPU) AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 2700U

Essentials

Architecture codename Firestorm/Icestorm Zen
Launch date 26 Oct 2021 10 January 2018
OS Support macOS Monterey 12.0, macOS Ventura 13.3 Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit
Place in performance rating 295 460
Processor Number APL1103
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 28 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing process technology 5 nm 14 nm
Maximum frequency 3.228 GHz 3.8 GHz
Number of cores 8 4
Number of threads 8 8
Transistor count 33.7 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 204.8 GB/s
Maximum memory size 32 GB
Supported memory types LPDDR5-6400 DDR4
Supported memory frequency 2400 MHz

Graphics

Execution Units 56
Graphics base frequency 1296 MHz
iGPU core count 14 10
Graphics max frequency 1300 MHz
Processor graphics Radeon Vega 10 Graphics

Graphics interfaces

DisplayPort
HDMI

Compatibility

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

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™)