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AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
48.6Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
48.2Single-core53.6
33.9Multi-core35.8
81.9Efficiencyspec-based80
49.9Platformspec-based31.1
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7530U6 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U scores 48.6 against 47.3 for Apple M1 (8-core). Pick by the categories that matter to you, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 7530U

  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 41% higher Boost clock: 4.5 GHz vs 3.2 GHz

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 54 vs 48
  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6
  • 29% lower process: 5 nm vs 7 nm
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,340 vs 1,991
  • 18% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 8,350 vs 7,067

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20232020
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
Base TDP15 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M1 (8-core)
Cores68+33%
Performance cores6+50%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads12+50%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock4.5 GHz+41%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Apple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,000 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,991Bottom 20%2,340+18%Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,067Bottom 20%8,350+18%Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,435Bottom 25%1,500+5%Bottom 32%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,985Bottom 21%7,760+11%Bottom 25%
PassMark14,896+5%Bottom 31%14,122Bottom 29%

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