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AMD Ryzen 7 5700U vs Apple M6 (12-core)

AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
45.1Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M6 (12-core)
78.4Inno Score
40Single-core98.1
33.1Multi-core70.6
81.9Efficiencyspec-based100
49.7iGPU—
41.3Platformspec-based42.2
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 5700U7 spec wins — Apple M6 (12-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M6 (12-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 78.4 to 45.1, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+58) and multi-core (+37). AMD Ryzen 7 5700U 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 5700U

  • 33% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 6
  • 33% higher threads: 16 vs 12

Reasons to pick the Apple M6 (12-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 98 vs 40
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 33
  • 269% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 20,676 vs 5,606
  • 190% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 4,610 vs 1,587
  • 136% higher PassMark: 36,310 vs 15,366

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UApple M6 (12-core)
Announced20212026
Process7 nm2 nm+71%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP25 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UApple M6 (12-core)
Cores812+50%
Performance cores8+33%6
Efficiency cores—6
Threads16+33%12
Base clock1.8 GHz—
Boost clock4.3 GHz4.8 GHz+12%
L3 cache8 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UApple M6 (12-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Vega 8Apple 12-core GPU
iGPU clock1,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UApple M6 (12-core)
Memory supportDDR4-3200 / LPDDR4-4266LPDDR5X
Max memory—32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 5700U versus Apple M6 (12-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 5700UApple M6 (12-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,587Bottom 13%4,610+190%Top 1%
Geekbench 6 (multi)5,606Bottom 11%20,676+269%Top 10%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,251Bottom 18%—
Cinebench R23 (multi)8,411Bottom 28%—
PassMark15,366Bottom 32%36,310+136%Top 17%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)1,142Bottom 42%—

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