Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.57
+6.1%
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
13.73

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H outperforms Apple M2 Pro by a small 6% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking492544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency30.62no data
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)no data
Release date19 April 2022 (2 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.3 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed4.9 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)36 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography6 nm5 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and 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
SocketFP7no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and M2 Pro. 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+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2400 MHz)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and M2 Pro.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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 9 PRO 6950H 14.57
+6.1%
Apple M2 Pro 13.73

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 9 PRO 6950H 23146
+6.2%
Apple M2 Pro 21802

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.57 13.73
Recency 19 April 2022 17 January 2023
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 5 nm

Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H has a 6.1% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more threads.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 8 months, 50% more physical cores, and a 20% more advanced lithography process.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 9 PRO 6950H and M2 Pro.


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