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AMD Ryzen 7 260 vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 260
55.2Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
62.4Single-core53.6
50.6Multi-core35.8
53.8Efficiencyspec-based80
55.5Platformspec-based31.1
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 2601 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 260 wins this laptop processor face-off, 55.2 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+15) and single-core (+9). Apple M1 (8-core) 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 7 260

  • Stronger single-core score: 62 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 36
  • 500% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 16 GB
  • 118% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 16,884 vs 7,760
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

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

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M1 (8-core)
Announced20252020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP45 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M1 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.8 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+59%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,700 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory96 GB+500%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 260 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 260Apple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,660+14%Top 41%2,340Bottom 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,071+45%Top 47%8,350Bottom 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,774+18%Top 44%1,500Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,884+118%Top 29%7,760Bottom 23%
PassMark27,980+98%Top 28%14,122Bottom 27%

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