Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

Processor comparisons 21-10-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Apple M1 Max vs AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U and see which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, video editing, rendering, programming. Here is useful information from different benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to read, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, MATLAB, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, RealBench, Prime95, 3DMark, VeraCrypt, PassMark, Blender, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Dolphin Emulator, AIDA64, PCMark 10, 7zip, WPrime, Handbrake, Blender, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark.
   And how good the processors are in games:

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

After looking at the data of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U or Apple M1 Max.

Summary benchmark results

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

M1 Max

60%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

56%

This parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M1 Max is 6% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M1 Max

57%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which CPU comparisons were performed: Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, League of Legends (LOL), Half-Life: Alyx, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Forza Horizon 4, Hitman 3, Ghostrunner, Control, Battlefield V, NBA 2K20, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Monster Hunter World, Microsoft Flight Simulator, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Metro Exodus.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.3	96.4
Valorant	115.1	109.6
Cyberpunk 2077	64.5	61.4
Apex Legends	108.2	103.0
Call of Duty Warzone	86.3	82.2
Overwatch	93.2	88.8
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.4	75.6
DOOM Eternal	57.6	54.8
Warzone	89.8	85.5
Assassin's Creed	96.7	92.1
Valheim	95.5	91.0

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 video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. 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

M1 Max

332%

Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

192%

To make a finishing decision 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 Max is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U since it has less power consumption: 18W vs. 28W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to find out whether the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	313	293
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1811	2836
Cinbench 20 Single-core	617	683
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3106	6219
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2360	1694
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	12204	17305

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

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Single-Core	5344	3781
Multi-Core	34572	21864

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

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Single-Core	1793	1618
Multi-Core	13028	8278

Comparison of specifications

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

	Apple M1 Max	AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
Announcement date	October 07, 2021	January 07, 2022
Type	Laptop;Desktop	Laptop
Socket	M1	FP7
Core name	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm	Rembrandt
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 3+
Generation	1	6
Turbo Frequency		4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.7 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	10	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	57000 millions	7200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	18 W	28 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	DDR5
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400	3200
Memory bandwidth	409 GByte/s
L1 cache	4MB	512KB
L2 cache	24MB	4MB
L3 cache	48MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	APL1105	FP7:100-000000538 FP7r2:100-000000550

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 Max is 15% better than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Max has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Max is better: 26
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U is better: 10
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought Apple M1 Max and AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Apple M1 Max - all data

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

• Apple M1 Max specs and review.

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U specs and review.