Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 5 4600G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 4600G
2020
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
10.39

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 4600G by a considerable 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 4600G and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking702463
Place by popularity21not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation35.21no data
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameRenoir (2020−2022)no data
Release date21 July 2020 (3 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)
Current price$177 no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 4600G and Apple M2 Pro 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)36 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)95 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 4600G and Apple M2 Pro 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 configuration1no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-3200no data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 7Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 4600G and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version3.0no data

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.

Ryzen 5 4600G 10.39
Apple M2 Pro 14.60
+40.5%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 4600G by 41% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 5 4600G 16064
Apple M2 Pro 21653
+34.8%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 4600G by 35% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.39 14.60
Recency 21 July 2020 17 January 2023
Physical cores 6 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 4600G in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 4600G is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 4600G and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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