Apple M1 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H

Processor comparisons 21-10-2022

   Perhaps you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a decision after reading the detailed tests Apple M1 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 7 4800H and understand which is better for games or normal use for video editing, rendering, programming, streaming, machine learning. Here you can find all information from several benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special testing software like AIDA64, Furmark, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Prime95, PCMark 10, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Blender, PassMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), UserBenchmark, Dolphin Emulator, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB, Handbrake, WPrime, 7zip, VeraCrypt, Blender, 3DMark, RealBench, SuperPi.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 4800H or Apple M1 Pro.

Summary benchmark results

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

M1 Pro

59%

Ryzen 7 4800H

55%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M1 Pro is 6% better than Ryzen 7 4800H. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M1 Pro

57%

Ryzen 7 4800H

54%

For the maximum in this test, the results of the most powerful processor in the site database are taken. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little 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: Battlefield V, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Forza Horizon 4, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, Ghostrunner, Metro Exodus, League of Legends (LOL), Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Monster Hunter World.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.0	96.5
Valorant	114.8	109.7
Cyberpunk 2077	64.3	61.4
Apex Legends	107.9	103.1
Call of Duty Warzone	86.1	82.3
Overwatch	93.0	88.9
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.2	75.7
DOOM Eternal	57.4	54.9
Warzone	89.5	85.6
Assassin's Creed	96.4	92.2
Valheim	95.3	91.1

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 Pro

358%

Ryzen 7 4800H

88%

To make a finishing choice 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 Pro is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 4800H since it has less power consumption: 16W vs. 45W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you must know its TDP. It is necessary to count so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that use only one core to work, 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 Pro	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Cinbench 15 Single-core	304	197
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1716	1712
Cinbench 20 Single-core	590	472
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2936	3847
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2233	1235
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11512	10590

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

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	5046	2691
Multi-Core	32596	19138

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

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Single-Core	1723	1191
Multi-Core	12737	8373

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful 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 later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 7 4800H
Announcement date	October 07, 2021	January 06, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	M1	FP6
Core name	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm	Renoir
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 2
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency		4.2 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	10	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	34000 millions	5400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	16 W	45 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	DDR4 - Up to 3200MHz
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400
Memory bandwidth	208 GByte/s
L1 cache	4MB
L2 cache	24MB	4MB
L3 cache	24MB	8MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	APL1103	100-000000098

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 Pro is 9% better than Ryzen 7 4800H in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Pro has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 4800H. 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 Pro is better: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 4800H is better: 7
All the number in the table above do not mean that you should be guided entirely by them and trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the reviews of real owners of Apple M1 Pro and AMD Ryzen 7 4800H before making a choice which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

Apple M1 Pro - all data

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

• Apple M1 Pro specs and review.

• AMD Ryzen 7 4800H specs and review.