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Apple M1 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7900

Apple M1

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The Apple M1 is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13, and Mac Mini. It offers 8 cores divided in four performance cores and four power-efficiency cores. The big cores offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 12 MB shared L2 cache. According to Apple the performance of these cores should be better than anything on the market (in late 2020). The four efficiency cores are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. The efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3204 MHz.

The M1 is available in two TDP variants, a passive cooled 10 Watt variant for the MacBook Air and an active cooled faster variant for the MacBook Pro 13 and Mac Mini. Those should offer a better-sustained performance according to Apple.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 offers 8 cores (7 cores in the entry MacBook Air) and a peak performance of 2.6 teraflops. Apple claims that it is faster than any other iGPU at the time of announcement.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine with a peak performance of 11 TOPS (for AI hardware acceleration), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt / USB 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders.

The Apple M1 includes 16 billion transistors (up from the 10 billion of the A12Z Bionic and therefore double the amount of a Tiger Lake-U chip like the i7-1185G7) and is manufactured in 5nm at TSMC.

AMD Ryzen 9 7900

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The AMD Ryzen 9 79 00 is a high-end desktop processorfrom the Raphael series with 12 cores and hyperthreading (SMT), which means it can process up to 24 threads simultaneously. Launched in early 2023, the Ryzen 9 7900 is the fastest 12-core processor with 65 watts TDP.

The Ryzen 9 7900 clocks at 3.7 GHz base clock and reaches up to 5.4 GHz on one core in Turbo mode. This is also the difference to the higher clocked Ryzen 9 7900X.

At first glance, the internal structure of the processor has not changed fundamentally. The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 is still based on the chiplet design consisting of two CCD clusters, each containing a CCX with 8 cores. However, the manufacturing process has been scaled down to 5 nm, which ensures higher clock rates. There is also the IO die, which contains the memory controller and the iGPU, among other things. This is now manufactured in a 6 nm structure width.

The AMD Ryzen 9 7900 can impress in games thanks to the significantly improved IPC.

ModelApple M1AMD Ryzen 9 7900
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesAMD Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000)
Series: Raphael (Zen 4, Ryzen 7000) Raphael (Zen4)
Apple M1 Max compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores48 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Apple M1 « 2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D compare4.2 - 5.7 GHz16 / 32 cores128 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X compare4.7 - 5.6 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 « 3.7 - 5.4 GHz12 / 24 cores64 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X compare4.5 - 5.4 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 compare3.8 - 5.3 GHz8 / 16 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D compare4.2 - 5 GHz8 / 16 cores96 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X compare4.7 - 5.3 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz6 / 12 cores32 MB L3
Clock2064 - 3220 MHz3700 - 5400 MHz
L1 Cache2 MB768 KB
L2 Cache16 MB12 MB
L3 Cache8 MB64 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 812 / 24
Transistors16000 Million9.9 Million
5 nm5 nm, 0.650 - 1.475V
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction SetMMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512F, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2
iGPUApple M1 8-Core GPUAMD Radeon Graphics (Ryzen 7000) ( - 2200 MHz)
ArchitectureARMx86
Announced
CodenameRaphael (Zen4)
TDP65 Watt
Die Size262 mm2
max. Temp.95 °C
SocketAM5 (LGA 1718)
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 7900
54.2 pt (75%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core
100%
1 M1 +
110 Points (76%)
Cinebench 2024 - Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 M1 +
444 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
M1 +
min: 7409     avg: 7728     median: 7800.5 (7%)     max: 7830 Points
24776 Points (23%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
M1 +
min: 1496     avg: 1512     median: 1514.5 (64%)     max: 1520 Points
1966 Points (84%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
M1 +
min: 401     avg: 403     median: 402.5 (45%)     max: 406 Points
762 Points (85%)
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
M1 +
min: 1863     avg: 2040     median: 2093.5 (5%)     max: 2109 Points
9703 Points (24%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
M1 +
min: 1020     avg: 1063     median: 1072 (7%)     max: 1087 Points
4020 Points (25%)
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
M1 +
min: 206     avg: 207.3     median: 208 (63%)     max: 208 Points
315 Points (95%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
1 R9 7900 +
45.3 Points (59%)
Cinebench R11.5 - Cinebench R11.5 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
1 R9 7900 +
3.7 Points (92%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Single (32bit)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
8339 Points (50%)
Cinebench R10 - Cinebench R10 Rend. Multi (32bit)
100%
1 R9 7900 +
60934 Points (44%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 1024m *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
46.8 s (1%)
wPrime 2.10 - wPrime 2.0 32m *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
3 s (1%)
WinRAR - WinRAR 4.0
100%
1 R9 7900 +
10154 Points (16%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
M1 +
34614 MIPS (20%)
112881 MIPS (65%)
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
M1 +
5441 MIPS (65%)
7936 MIPS (95%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 2
100%
1 R9 7900 +
207 fps (72%)
X264 HD Benchmark 4.0 - x264 Pass 1
100%
1 R9 7900 +
355.5 fps (82%)
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
100%
1 R9 7900 +
31.2 fps (55%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Serpent
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2 GB/s (0%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt Twofish
100%
1 R9 7900 +
3.1 GB/s (53%)
TrueCrypt - TrueCrypt AES
100%
1 R9 7900 +
21.5 GB/s (56%)
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
M1 +
964 Seconds (12%)
199 Seconds (3%)
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
M1 +
min: 412     avg: 561     median: 561 (4%)     max: 710 Seconds
125 Seconds (1%)
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
M1 +
0.7 sec (16%)
0.4 sec (8%)
3DMark 06 - CPU - 3DMark 06 - CPU
100%
1 R9 7900 +
19451 Points (41%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 1M *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
6.7 s (1%)
Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 2M *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
13.9 s (1%)
Super Pi Mod 1.5 XS 32M - Super Pi mod 1.5 XS 32M *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
329 s (1%)
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
100%
1 R9 7900 +
26325 Points (71%)
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
100%
1 R9 7900 +
14817 Points (62%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 M1 +
2711 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1956     avg: 3137     median: 3136.5 (36%)     max: 4317 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
1 M1 +
2363 Points (64%)
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
1 M1 +
8622 Points (34%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
M1 +
min: 1710     avg: 1729     median: 1730 (73%)     max: 1745 Points
2203 Points (93%)
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
M1 +
min: 7034     avg: 7501     median: 7578 (14%)     max: 7710 Points
17880 Points (32%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
2096 Points (9%)
Geekbench 5.0 - Geekbench 5.0 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
17581 Points (55%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
8861 Points (89%)
Geekbench 4.4 - Geekbench 4.1 - 4.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
1 R9 7900 +
65241 Points (72%)
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
M1 +
min: 418     avg: 473.8     median: 483 (1%)     max: 516 ms
452 ms (1%)
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 65.2     avg: 75.9     median: 76.4 (1%)     max: 86.1 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
1 M1 +
min: 62055     avg: 63340     median: 62589.5 (55%)     max: 66974 Points
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
M1 +
189 Points (54%)
302 Points (87%)
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
M1 +
min: 216     avg: 266.3     median: 280.5 (58%)     max: 304 Points
366 Points (76%)
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 M1 +
min: 104389     avg: 105297     median: 105297 (88%)     max: 106205 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 M1 +
min: 110874     avg: 111266     median: 111266 (90%)     max: 111658 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 533978     avg: 539206     median: 539206 (99%)     max: 544434 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 267169     avg: 271808     median: 271808 (98%)     max: 276446 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1017190     avg: 1027580     median: 1027580 (99%)     max: 1037960 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1040910     avg: 1113810     median: 1113810 (67%)     max: 1186710 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 244643     avg: 254253     median: 254252 (70%)     max: 263862 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
M1 +
min: 1266     avg: 1301     median: 1283 (49%)     max: 1355 Points
2322 Points (89%)
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 R9 7900 +
203 Watt (35%)
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 +
27.2 Watt (5%)
196.9 Watt (36%)
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 8.23     avg: 8.7     median: 8.5 (4%)     max: 9.49 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 +
3 Watt (2%)
106.9 Watt (71%)
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 2.29     avg: 2.9     median: 3.1 (3%)     max: 3.22 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 M1 +
37.5 Points per Watt (28%)
20.4 Points per Watt (15%)

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 → 100% n=17

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 7900 → 197% n=17

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