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

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Max (16 cores)
2024
16 cores / 16 threads, 90 Watt
28.04
+389%
Ryzen 5 PRO 1500
2017
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
5.73

Apple M4 Max (16 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 by a whopping 389% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Max (16 cores) and Ryzen 5 PRO 1500 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1651136
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M4AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency29.338.30
Architecture codenameno dataZen (2017−2020)
Release date30 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 cores16 (Hexadeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speedno data3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.7 GHz
Bus rateno data4 × 8 GT/s
Multiplierno data35
L1 cacheno data96K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data192 mm2
Number of transistorsno data4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)90 Watt65 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 typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
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 M4 40-core GPU-

Peripherals

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

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.


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