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AMD Ryzen 5 7530U vs Apple M2 Max (12-core)

AMD Ryzen 5 7530U
48.6Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M2 Max (12-core)
59.1Inno Score
48.2Single-core60.4
33.9Multi-core51.9
81.9Efficiencyspec-based80
49.9Platformspec-based52.8
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 7530U9 spec wins — Apple M2 Max (12-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M2 Max (12-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 59.1 to 48.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+18) and single-core (+12). AMD Ryzen 5 7530U 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 7530U

  • 22% higher Boost clock: 4.5 GHz vs 3.7 GHz

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 Max (12-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 48
  • Stronger multi-core score: 52 vs 34
  • 109% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 14,600 vs 6,985
  • 105% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 14,500 vs 7,067
  • 100% higher cores: 12 vs 6

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M2 Max (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M2 Max (12-core)
Announced20232023
Process7 nm5 nm+29%
Base TDP15 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M2 Max (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M2 Max (12-core)
Cores612+100%
Performance cores68+33%
Efficiency cores—4
Threads1212
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock4.5 GHz+22%3.7 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M2 Max (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M2 Max (12-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 7Apple 38-core GPU
iGPU clock2,000 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M2 Max (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M2 Max (12-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4X-4267LPDDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB96 GB+50%

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 7530U versus Apple M2 Max (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 7530UApple M2 Max (12-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,991Bottom 20%2,760+39%Top 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)7,067Bottom 20%14,500+105%Top 28%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,435Bottom 25%1,600+11%Bottom 41%
Cinebench R23 (multi)6,985Bottom 21%14,600+109%Top 37%
PassMark14,896Bottom 31%26,834+80%Top 28%

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