Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen Embedded V1500B

Place in the ranking	1653	385
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen Embedded	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	17.27	20.10
Architecture codename	Zen (2017−2020)	no data
Release date	no data (2024 years ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Embedded V1500B and Apple M2 Max 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	4 (Quad-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	8	12
Base clock speed	no data	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	2.2 GHz	3.7 GHz
Multiplier	22	no data
L1 cache	384 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	2 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	-	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Embedded V1500B and Apple M2 Max 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.

Power consumption (TDP)

16 Watt

79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Embedded V1500B and Apple M2 Max. 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 Embedded V1500B and Apple M2 Max are enumerated here.

AMD-V

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Embedded V1500B and Apple M2 Max. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	no data
Maximum memory size	32 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	38.397 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	+	-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

no data

Apple M2 Max 38-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 Embedded V1500B 2.92

Apple M2 Max 16.78
+475%

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 Embedded V1500B 4633

Apple M2 Max 26658
+475%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	2.92	16.78
Physical cores	4	12
Threads	8	12
Chip lithography	14 nm	5 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	16 Watt	79 Watt

Ryzen Embedded V1500B has 393.8% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Max, on the other hand, has a 474.7% higher aggregate performance score, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Max is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen Embedded V1500B in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen Embedded V1500B and Apple M2 Max, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.