Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 vs Apple M4 Max (16 cores)

Place in the ranking	165	1136
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Server
Series	Apple M4	AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency	29.33	8.30
Architecture codename	no data	Zen (2017−2020)
Release date	30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)	29 June 2017 (7 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	4 (Quad-Core)
Threads	16	8
Base clock speed	no data	3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.51 GHz	3.7 GHz
Bus rate	no data	4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplier	no data	35
L1 cache	no data	96K (per core)
L2 cache	no data	512K (per core)
L3 cache	no data	16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Die size	no data	192 mm²
Number of transistors	no data	4,800 million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	-
Unlocked multiplier	-	+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 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 configuration	no data	1 (Uniprocessor)
Socket	no data	AM4
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	-	+
AVX	-	+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	no data	DDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory size	no data	64 GB
Max memory channels	no data	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	no data	42.671 GB/s
ECC memory support	-	+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M4 40-core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500.

PCIe version	no data	3.0
PCI Express lanes	no data	20

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	28.04	5.73
Recency	30 October 2024	29 June 2017
Physical cores	16	4
Threads	16	8
Chip lithography	3 nm	14 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	90 Watt	65 Watt

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) has a 389.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 7 years, 300% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 366.7% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 PRO 1500, on the other hand, has 38.5% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M4 Max (16 cores) is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 is a server/workstation one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.