Apple M1
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
Apple M1
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Apple M1 and AMD Ryzen 5 3550H? 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
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 or AMD Ryzen 5 3550H? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.20 GHz
Frequency
2.10 GHz
8
CPU Cores
4
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
3.70 GHz
8
CPU Threads
8
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
No
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Turbo (4 Cores)
3.00 GHz
No turbo
Turbo (8 Cores)
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
4x Firestorm
A core
4x Icestorm
B core
--
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 or AMD Ryzen 5 3550H. 

Apple M1 (8 Core)
GPU name
AMD Radeon Vega 8 Graphics
3.20 GHz
GPU frequency
1.40 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
1
Generation
8
DirectX Version
12
128
Execution units
8
0
Shader
512
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Max. Memory
2 GB
2
Max. displays
3
5 nm
Technology
14 nm
Q4/2020
Release date
Q1/2018
8 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
no data
h265 8bit
Decode / Encode
no data
h265 10bit
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
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode
AV1

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.

LPDDR4X-4266
Memory type
DDR4-2400
16 GB
Max. Memory
32 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
4.0
PCIe version
3.0
PCIe lanes
12

Memory & PCIe

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.

no data
TDP
35 W
--
Tjunction max.
105 °C
20 W
TDP up
--
10 W
TDP down
12 W
15 W
TDP (PL1)
--
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
4.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
12 nm
M1
Architecture
Picasso (Zen+)
None
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
N/A
Socket
FP5
Q4/2020
Release date
Q1/2019
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
16.00 MB
L2-Cache
2.00 MB
--
Part Number
none
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

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

Apple iMac 24 (2021) Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020) Apple MacBook Air (2020) Apple Mac mini (2020) Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021) Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)
Used in
Notebooks HP, ACER, Lenovo, ASUS, MSI

User rating

5.0 Out of 1 CpusData Score Apple M1
0.0 Out of 0 CpusData Score AMD Ryzen 5 3550H