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Apple M1 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

Apple M1 Pro

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The Apple M1 Pro is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2021 MacBook Pro 14 and 16-inch models. It offers  all 10 cores available in the chip divided in eight performance cores (P-cores with 600 - 3220 MHz) and two power-efficiency cores (E-cores with 600 - 2064 MHz). There is no Turbo Boost for single cores or short burst periods. The cores are similar to the cores in the Apple M1. The entry level model offers only 8 cores.

The big cores (codename Firestorm) offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 24 MB shared L2 cache (up from 12 MB in the M1). The four efficiency cores (codename Icestorm) are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. CPU and GPU can both use the 24 MB SLC (System Level Cache). The efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3228 MHz.

The unified memory (16 or 32 GB LPDDR5-6400) next to the chip is connected by a 256 bit memory controller (200 GB/s bandwidth) and can be used by the GPU and CPU.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 Pro offers all 16 cores.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine, a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders (including ProRes).

The M1 Pro is manufactured in 5 nm at TSMC and integrates 33.7 billion transistors. The peak power consumption of the chip was advertised around 30W for CPU intensive tasks. In the Prime95 benchmark the chip uses in our tests (with a MBP16) 33.6W package power and 31W for the CPU part. In idle the SoC only reports 1W package power.

AMD Ryzen 5 5600X

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The AMD Ryzen 5 5600X is a desktop processor with 6 SMT-enabled (12 threads) and based on the Zen 3 architecture. Launched in November 2020, it is the fastest 6-core Ryzen desktop processor. With a TDP of 65 watts, the Ryzen 5 5600X is the least energy-hungry model in the Zen 3 family to date.

The Ryzen 5 5600X is clocked at 3.7 GHz base clock and can be clocked up to 4.6 GHz with Precision Boost 2.

Performance

The average 5600X in our database is in the same league as the Ryzen 9 4900H and the Ryzen 7 6800HS, as far as multi-thread benchmark scores are concerned. While this isn't the fastest CPU money can buy, it still rips through most workloads with ease, as of mid 2022. Find out more in our full review.

Power consumption

This Ryzen 5 series chip has a default TDP (also known as the long-term power limit) of 65 W to be in line with most desktop processors.

The R5 5600X is built with TSMC's 7 nm process for average, as of early 2023, energy efficiency.

ModelApple M1 ProAMD Ryzen 5 5600X
SeriesApple M1AMD Vermeer (Ryzen 5000)
Series: Vermeer (Ryzen 5000) Vermeer (Zen 3)
Apple M1 Max compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores48 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro « 2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Apple M1 compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X compare3.4 - 4.9 GHz16 / 32 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X compare3.8 - 4.7 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X compare3.4 - 4.6 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X « 3.7 - 4.6 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock2064 - 3220 MHz3700 - 4600 MHz
L1 Cache2.9 MB384 KB
L2 Cache28 MB3 MB
L3 Cache24 MB32 MB
Cores / Threads10 / 106 / 12
Transistors33700 Million
Technology5 nm7 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction SetDDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA
iGPUApple M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
Chip AI11 TOPS INT8
ArchitectureARMx86
Announced
CodenameVermeer (Zen 3)
TDP65 Watt
max. Temp.95 °C
SocketAM4
$299 U.S.
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R5 5600X
37.5 pt (62%)
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Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
100%
1 M1 Pro +
112 Points (63%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 M1 Pro +
824 Points (15%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
12370 Points (11%)
11838 Points (11%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
1534 Points (65%)
1541 Points (65%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
393 Points (43%)
601 Points (65%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
2721 Points (7%)
4567 Points (11%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
1690 Points (11%)
1968 Points (12%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
209 Points (58%)
254 Points (70%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
21.8 Points (28%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
3 Points (70%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
6462 Points (39%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
39331 Points (28%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (64bit)
69545 Points (44%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (64bit)
12563 Points (15%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
113.9 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
3.9 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
13282 Points (21%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multi Thread 4 runs
56607 MIPS (32%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
6594 MIPS (78%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
117 fps (3%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
320 fps (8%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
15.7 fps (28%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
0.9 GB/s (28%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
1.5 GB/s (26%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
10.7 GB/s (28%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
183.3 Seconds (1%)
260.2 Seconds (2%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
0.5 sec (10%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
14576 Points (31%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
8.1 s (2%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
17.5 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
400.9 s (2%)
3DMark Vantage - 3DM Vant. Perf. CPU no Physx
66603 Points (51%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
19649 Points (48%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Physics
88825 Points (72%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Extreme Physics
88777 Points (72%)
3DMark - 3DMark Ice Storm Unlimited Physics
91500 Points (73%)
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
16447 Points (42%)
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
25990 Points (46%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
8911 Points (38%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Single-Core
2409 Points (58%)
2178 Points (53%)
Geekbench 6.5 - Geekbench 6.5 Multi-Core
12440 Points (48%)
9023 Points (35%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Single-Core
100%
1 M1 Pro +
2405 Points (76%)
Geekbench 6.0 - Geekbench 6.0 Multi-Core
100%
1 M1 Pro +
12277 Points (50%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Single-Core
1768 Points (67%)
1657 Points (63%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.5 64 Bit Multi-Core
12499 Points (22%)
8980 Points (16%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
1587 Points (7%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
8926 Points (28%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
6953 Points (69%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
35617 Points (35%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
405.4 ms (0%)
578 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
75.6 ms (1%)
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 M1 Pro +
66203 Points (48%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
342 Points (61%)
286 Points (51%)
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
1556 Points (58%)
1489 Points (56%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
41.5 Watt (7%)
175.8 Watt (30%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
48.3 Watt (9%)
170.1 Watt (31%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
19.9 Watt (9%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
6.4 Watt (4%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 M1 Pro +
9.9 Watt (12%)
Power Consumption - Power Efficiency - Cinebench R15 Multi external Monitor
100%
1 M1 Pro +
35 Points per Watt (26%)
11.6 Points per Watt (9%)

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 Pro → 100% n=14

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 5 5600X → 100% n=14

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Redaktion, 2017-09- 8 (Update: 2023-07- 1)