Apple M1 Pro vs Ryzen 7 1800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 1800X and Apple M1 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking	760	721
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	3.13	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	10.25	no data
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	22 February 2017 (7 years ago)	18 October 2021 (3 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$499	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 1800X and Apple M1 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	8 (Octa-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	16	10
Base clock speed	3.6 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	4 GHz	3.22 GHz
Bus rate	4 × 8 GT/s	no data
Multiplier	36	no data
L1 cache	768 KB	2.9 MB
L2 cache	4096 KB	28 MB
L3 cache	16384 KB	24 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Die size	213 mm2	no data
Number of transistors	4800 Million	33700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data
Unlocked multiplier	+	-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 1800X and Apple M1 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 configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	95 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Apple M1 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT	no data
AES-NI	+	-
FMA	FMA3	-
AVX	+	-
XFR	+	-
SenseMI	+	-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Apple M1 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Apple M1 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

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

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 1800X and Apple M1 Pro.

PCIe version	n/a	no data
PCI Express lanes	20	no 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.

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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.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	10.29	10.83
Recency	22 February 2017	18 October 2021
Physical cores	8	10
Threads	16	10
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm

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