AMD Ryzen 7 4700U vs Apple M5 (10-core)
39.3Single-core93.6
32.5Multi-core56.3
81.9Efficiencyspec-based93.3
46.3iGPU—
32.4Platformspec-based40
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 4700U11 spec wins — Apple M5 (10-core)
InnoReviews verdict
Apple M5 (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 70.1 to 43, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+54) and multi-core (+24). AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 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 4700U
- 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
Reasons to pick the Apple M5 (10-core)
- Stronger single-core score: 94 vs 39
- Stronger multi-core score: 56 vs 33
- 173% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 17,314 vs 6,345
- 168% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,228 vs 1,575
- 124% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 15,893 vs 7,102
General
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | Apple M5 (10-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Announced | 2020 | 2025 |
| Process | 7 nm | 3 nm+57% |
| Base TDP | 15 W | — |
| Max TDP | 25 W | — |
Cores & Clocks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | Apple M5 (10-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 8 | 10+25% |
| Performance cores | 8+100% | 4 |
| Efficiency cores | — | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 10+25% |
| Base clock | 2 GHz | 3.1 GHz+52% |
| Boost clock | 4.1 GHz | 4.6 GHz+12% |
| L3 cache | 8 MB | — |
Integrated GPU
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | Apple M5 (10-core) |
|---|---|---|
| iGPU | AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 | Apple 10-core GPU |
| iGPU clock | 1,600 MHz | — |
Memory
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | Apple M5 (10-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Memory support | DDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266 | LPDDR5X-9600 |
| Max memory | — | 32 GB |
Benchmarks
| Spec | AMD Ryzen 7 4700U | Apple M5 (10-core) |
|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 (single) | 1,575Bottom 12% | 4,228+168%Top 4% |
| Geekbench 6 (multi) | 6,345Bottom 16% | 17,314+173%Top 16% |
| Cinebench R23 (single) | 1,221Bottom 16% | 2,459+101%Top 2% |
| Cinebench R23 (multi) | 7,102Bottom 22% | 15,893+124%Top 32% |
| PassMark | 13,097Bottom 25% | 26,757+104%Top 29% |
| 3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU) | 980Bottom 35% | — |
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