Apple M2 vs Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
2021
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
10.66
+13.4%
Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads, 20 Watt
9.40

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U outperforms Apple M2 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and M2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking738814
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesCezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency67.2644.48
Architecture codenameCezanne-U PRO (Zen 3) (2021)no data
Release date16 March 2021 (3 years ago)10 June 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and M2 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed1.9 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz3.48 GHz
Multiplier19no data
L1 cache512 KB2 MB
L2 cache4 MB20 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million20000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and M2 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
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and M2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsPRO, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and M2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) ( - 2000 MHz)Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U and M2.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no 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 7 PRO 5850U 10.66
+13.4%
Apple M2 9.40

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 7 PRO 5850U 16932
+13.4%
Apple M2 14933

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 1467
+20.7%
Apple M2 1215

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U 227
+1.8%
Apple M2 223

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.66 9.40
Recency 16 March 2021 10 June 2022
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 20 Watt

Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U has a 13.4% higher aggregate performance score, 100% more threads, and 33.3% lower power consumption.

Apple M2, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U is our recommended choice as it beats the M2 in performance tests.


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