Ryzen 9 5900H vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Ryzen 9 5900H
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
12.94
+150%

Ryzen 9 5900H outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 150% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 and Ryzen 9 5900H processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1192582
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Power efficiencyno data27.21
Architecture codenameno dataCezanne U (Zen 3) (2021−2022)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)7 January 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz4.6 GHz
L1 cache2 MB512 KB
L2 cache16 MB4 MB
L3 cache16 MB16 MB
Chip lithography5 nm7 nm
Number of transistors16000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 and Ryzen 9 5900H 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.

Socketno dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)no data45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 and Ryzen 9 5900H. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 8-Core GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

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 5.17
Ryzen 9 5900H 12.94
+150%

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 8207
Ryzen 9 5900H 20557
+150%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 12.94
Integrated graphics card 14.54 9.03
Recency 10 November 2020 7 January 2021
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 7 nm

Apple M1 has 61% faster integrated GPU, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 9 5900H, on the other hand, has a 150.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 month, and 100% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 5900H is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 in performance tests.


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