Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 5 5600GE

Place in the ranking	653	536
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 5	Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	31.78	no data
Architecture codename	Zen 3	no data
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 5600GE 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 cores	6 (Hexa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	12	12
Base clock speed	3.4 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.4 GHz	3.5 GHz
Multiplier	34	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	3 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	no data	40000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 5600GE 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.

Socket	Socket AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI	+	-
AVX	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory bandwidth

51.196 GB/s

no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon Vega 7

Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

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 5600GE 12.20

Apple M2 Pro 14.20
+16.4%

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.

Ryzen 5 5600GE 18667

Apple M2 Pro 21729
+16.4%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	12.20	14.20
Physical cores	6	12
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	2424 Watt

Ryzen 5 5600GE has 6825.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has a 16.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more physical cores, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 5600GE in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 5600GE is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 5600GE and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.