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AMD Ryzen Z1 vs Apple M1 Pro (10-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen Z1
53.6Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
53.3Inno Score
67.6Single-core55
38.9Multi-core46.4
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
44.9Platformspec-based40
6 spec wins — AMD Ryzen Z15 spec wins — Apple M1 Pro (10-core)

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen Z1 scores 53.6 against 53.3 for Apple M1 Pro (10-core). Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen Z1 edges ahead in single-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen Z1

  • Stronger single-core score: 68 vs 55
  • 100% higher Efficiency cores: 4 vs 2
  • 52% higher Boost clock: 4.9 GHz vs 3.2 GHz
  • 20% lower process: 4 nm vs 5 nm
  • 20% higher threads: 12 vs 10

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 Pro (10-core)

  • Stronger multi-core score: 46 vs 39
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 2
  • 67% higher cores: 10 vs 6
  • 23% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 12,370 vs 10,068
  • 20% higher PassMark: 21,932 vs 18,258

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen Z1 versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z1Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
Announced20232021
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen Z1 versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z1Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
Cores610+67%
Performance cores28+300%
Efficiency cores4+100%2
Threads12+20%10
Base clock3.2 GHz—
Boost clock4.9 GHz+52%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen Z1 versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z1Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (4 cores)Apple 16-core GPU
iGPU clock2,800 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen Z1 versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z1Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory—32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen Z1 versus Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z1Apple M1 Pro (10-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,409Bottom 29%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—12,440Top 42%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,731+13%Bottom 40%1,534Bottom 23%
Cinebench R23 (multi)10,068Bottom 30%12,370+23%Bottom 45%
PassMark18,258Bottom 33%21,932+20%Bottom 49%
PassMark (single thread)3,577Bottom 44%3,794+6%Top 41%

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