Ryzen 5 1600AF vs Apple M1

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Primary details

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

Place in the ranking1194not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataZen (2017−2020)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)11 October 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.2 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz3.6 GHz
L1 cache2 MB96K (per core)
L2 cache16 MB512K (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistors16000 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 and Ryzen 5 1600AF 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 dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)no data65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. 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 Apple M1 and Ryzen 5 1600AF are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

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

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M1 8-Core GPUno data

Peripherals

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

PCIe versionno data3.0

Pros & cons summary


Recency 10 November 2020 11 October 2019
Physical cores 8 6
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 5 nm 12 nm

Apple M1 has an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more physical cores, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 1600AF, on the other hand, has 50% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M1 and Ryzen 5 1600AF. We've got no test results to judge.

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


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