Ryzen 5 1600 vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
+40.1%
Ryzen 5 1600
2017
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
7.73

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 1600 by a considerable 40% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 1600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking721963
Place by popularitynot in top-10055
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data4.58
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data11.25
Architecture codenameno dataZen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)16 March 2017 (7 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$219

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 1600 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1012
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data32
L1 cache2.9 MB576 KB
L2 cache28 MB3 MB
L3 cache24 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data213 mm2
Number of transistors33700 Million4800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 1600 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 1600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 1600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 1600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU-

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 1600.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Apple M1 Pro 10.83
+40.1%
Ryzen 5 1600 7.73

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.

Apple M1 Pro 17201
+40.1%
Ryzen 5 1600 12277

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M1 Pro 1690
+49.7%
Ryzen 5 1600 1129

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.

Apple M1 Pro 209
+42.2%
Ryzen 5 1600 147

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12499
+130%
Ryzen 5 1600 5425

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M1 Pro 1768
+86.1%
Ryzen 5 1600 950

WebXPRT 3

Apple M1 Pro 342
+90%
Ryzen 5 1600 180

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 7.73
Recency 18 October 2021 16 March 2017
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 10 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 40.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 66.7% more physical cores, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 1600, on the other hand, has 20% more threads.

The M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 1600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 1600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 1600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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