AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs Apple M1

Processor comparisons   02-03-2023
   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs Apple M1 and see which is better for games or normal use for video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in software tests like AIDA64, DaVinci Resolve Studio, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PassMark, UserBenchmark, Handbrake, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, PCMark 10, Gears 5, MATLAB, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Blender, 7zip, Prime95, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Furmark, RealBench.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Call of Duty: Warzone and Modern Warfare
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
Overwatch
Red Dead Redemption 2
Halo Infinite
Rainbow Six Siege
Last Man Standing
Borderlands 3
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Fallout 76
Valheim
Grand Theft Auto V
DOOM: Eternal
Apex Legends
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
Fortnite

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 or AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

56%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

55%

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the final table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Monster Hunter World, Horizon Zero Dawn, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus, Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Control, Microsoft Flight Simulator, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), DOTA 2A, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	97.1	95.8
Valorant	110.3	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	61.8	61.0
Apex Legends	103.7	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	82.7	81.7
Overwatch	89.3	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	76.1	75.1
DOOM Eternal	55.2	54.5
Warzone	86.0	84.9
Assassin's Creed	92.7	91.5
Valheim	91.6	90.4

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparisons not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z

255%

388%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z since it has less power consumption: 20W vs. 15W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.
Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Apple M1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	278	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2246	1163
Cinbench 20 Single-core	657	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	4765	1987
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1638	1512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	13426	7782

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Apple M1
Single-Core	3661	3413
Multi-Core	21586	22028

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Apple M1
Single-Core	1530	1746
Multi-Core	8890	7683

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most helpful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z	Apple M1
Announcement date	April 20, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7	M1
Core name	Rembrandt	4x Firestorm;4x Icestorm
Architecture	Zen 3+	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	6	1
Turbo Frequency	4.75 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	8	8
Threads	16	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	6 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	7200 millions	16000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	20 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR5	LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory
Memory Frequency	6400	4266
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache	512KB	2MB
L2 cache	4MB	16MB
L3 cache	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000781	APL1102

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 is 15% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z in terms of CPU frequency. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z is better: 26
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 is better: 6
However, it should be realized that the summary data in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z and Apple M1 before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z specs and review.

• Apple M1 specs and review.