Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS
2024
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
13.71
+26.6%

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS outperforms Apple M1 Pro by a significant 27% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking721546
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data46.31
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point (2024)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Number of transistors33700 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 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
Socketno dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUAMD Radeon 760M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
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
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 13.71
+26.6%

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
Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS 21773
+26.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 13.71
Recency 18 October 2021 16 April 2024
Physical cores 10 6
Threads 10 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

Apple M1 Pro has 66.7% more physical cores.

Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, on the other hand, has a 26.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 20% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 Pro in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 PRO 8640HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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