Apple M1 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800

Processor comparisons   21-10-2022
   If there are difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Apple M1 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800 and understand which is better for games or simple use for streaming, machine learning, programming, rendering, video editing. Here is useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of parallel examination in special testing software such as 7zip, PassMark, Dolphin Emulator, RealBench, WPrime, Gears 5, MATLAB, Prime95, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Furmark, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Blender, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, PCMark 10, VeraCrypt.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 7 5800 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 5800

56%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M1 Pro is 5% better than Ryzen 7 5800. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M1 Pro

57%

Ryzen 7 5800

56%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And it is clear that 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. Therefore, if you think 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: Monster Hunter World, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Horizon Zero Dawn, DOTA 2A, Hitman 3, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Half-Life: Alyx, Metro Exodus, NBA 2K20, League of Legends (LOL), Battlefield V, Ghostrunner, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Microsoft Flight Simulator, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Control.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.0	99.9
Valorant	114.8	113.6
Cyberpunk 2077	64.3	63.6
Apex Legends	107.9	106.7
Call of Duty Warzone	86.1	85.2
Overwatch	93.0	92.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.2	78.4
DOOM Eternal	57.4	56.8
Warzone	89.5	88.6
Assassin's Creed	96.4	95.4
Valheim	95.3	94.3

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 comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, 4K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

M1 Pro

358%

Ryzen 7 5800

124%

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 Pro is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 5800 since it has less power consumption: 16W vs. 45W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 programming, streaming, machine learning, video rendering or video editing, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor turns on all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum performance. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because 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 5800
Cinbench 15 Single-core	304	204
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1716	1976
Cinbench 20 Single-core	590	475
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2936	4330
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2233	1572
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11512	14065

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

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Single-Core	5046	3136
Multi-Core	32596	21788

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

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Single-Core	1723	1687
Multi-Core	12737	11697

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 newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. The savings are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 7 5800
Announcement date	October 07, 2021	January 01, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	M1	FP6
Core name	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm	Vermeer
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 3
Generation	1	3
Turbo Frequency		4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	10	8
Threads	10	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	34000 millions	6200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	16 W	45 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400	3200
Memory bandwidth	208 GByte/s
L1 cache	4MB
L2 cache	24MB	4MB
L3 cache	24MB	32MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	APL1103	100-000000063 100-100000063WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Another difference is that M1 Pro has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 5800. 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: 27
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 5800 is better: 9
However, it should be realized that all the figures that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of Apple M1 Pro and AMD Ryzen 7 5800 before deciding which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

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 5800 specs and review.