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AMD Ryzen 5 5600H vs Apple M1 (8-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
43.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
46.3Single-core53.6
36.7Multi-core35.8
47.1Efficiencyspec-based80
46.3iGPU—
49.9Platformspec-based31.1
7 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 5600H5 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M1 (8-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 47.3 to 43.6, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+7). AMD Ryzen 5 5600H still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 5600H

  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 31% higher Boost clock: 4.2 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 28% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 9,900 vs 7,760

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 54 vs 46
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 26% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,340 vs 1,860
  • 13% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,350 vs 7,400

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20212020
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
Base TDP45 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M1 (8-core)
Cores68+33%
Performance cores6+50%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads12+50%8
Base clock3.3 GHz—
Boost clock4.2 GHz+31%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Apple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock1,800 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4266LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 5600H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 5600HApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,860Bottom 16%2,340+26%Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,400Bottom 21%8,350+13%Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,420Bottom 21%1,500+6%Bottom 31%
Cinebench R23 (multi)9,900+28%Bottom 37%7,760Bottom 24%
PassMark16,345+16%Bottom 35%14,122Bottom 29%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)980Bottom 34%—

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