Apple M1 Max
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U
Apple M1 Max
VS
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Apple M1 Max and AMD Ryzen 7 5700U? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Apple M1 Max
Name
Mobile
Segment
Apple M1
CPU group
Apple M series
Family
1
Generation
--
Predecessor
--
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Apple M1 Max or AMD Ryzen 7 5700U? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.20 GHz
Frequency
1.80 GHz
10
CPU Cores
8
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
4.30 GHz
10
CPU Threads
16
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
no data
Turbo (8 Cores)
3.30 GHz
No turbo
Turbo (10 Cores)
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
normal
8x Firestorm
A core
0x
2x Icestorm
B core
0x
--
C core

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Apple M1 Max or AMD Ryzen 7 5700U. 

Apple M1 Max (32 Core)
GPU name
AMD Radeon 8 Graphics (Renoir)
1.30 GHz
GPU frequency
1.90 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
1
Generation
9
DirectX Version
12
4096
Execution units
8
0
Shader
512
no data
Max. Memory
2 GB
3
Max. displays
3
5 nm
Technology
7 nm
Q3/2021
Release date
Q1/2020
32 GB
Max. GPU Memory

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
JPEG
Decode / Encode
Decode
VP8
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
VP9
Decode / Encode
Decode
VC-1
Decode
Decode
AVC
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode / Encode
No
AV1
No

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

no data
Memory type
DDR4-3200LPDDR4-4266
no data
Max. Memory
32 GB
no data
Memory channels
2
no data
ECC
Yes
no data
PCIe version
3.0
no data
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

LPDDR5-6400
Memory type
64 GB
Max. Memory
No
ECC
12
Memory channels
4.0
PCIe version

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

--
Tjunction max.
105 °C
60 W
TDP up
25 W
--
TDP down
10 W
30 W
TDP (PL1)
15 W
--
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

--
L3-Cache
8.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
7 nm
M1
Architecture
Lucienne (Zen 2)
None
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
N/A
Socket
FP6
Q3/2021
Release date
Q1/2021
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
28.00 MB
L2-Cache
--
--
Part Number
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021) Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)
Used in
Unknown

User rating

0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score Apple M1 Max
5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 7 5700U