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AMD Ryzen 5 7520U vs Apple M6 (12-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 7520U
39.3Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M6 (12-core)
78.4Inno Score
36Single-core98.1
27.6Multi-core70.6
84.2Efficiencyspec-based100
27.4Platformspec-based42.2
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7520U10 spec wins — Apple M6 (12-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M6 (12-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 78.4 to 39.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+62) and multi-core (+43). AMD Ryzen 5 7520U 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 7520U

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Apple M6 (12-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 98 vs 36
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 28
  • 366% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 20,676 vs 4,434
  • 307% higher PassMark: 36,310 vs 8,913
  • 236% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,610 vs 1,374

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M6 (12-core)
Announced20222026
Process6 nm2 nm+67%
Base TDP15 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M6 (12-core)
Cores412+200%
Performance cores46+50%
Efficiency cores—6
Threads812+50%
Base clock2.8 GHz—
Boost clock4.3 GHz4.8 GHz+12%
L3 cache4 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M6 (12-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 12-core GPU
iGPU clock1,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M6 (12-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5-5500LPDDR5X
Max memory16 GB32 GB+100%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7520U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7520UApple M6 (12-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,374Bottom 6%4,610+236%Top 1%
Geekbench 6 (multi)4,434Bottom 7%20,676+366%Top 10%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,171Bottom 12%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)5,149Bottom 14%—
PassMark8,913Bottom 14%36,310+307%Top 16%

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