Apple M2 Pro vs AMD EPYC 7453

Processor comparisons 22-10-2022

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Apple M2 Pro vs AMD EPYC 7453 and decide which is better for games or normal use for programming, streaming, video editing, rendering, machine learning. Here is all information from many benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A careful review of all the specifications, to make it easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of parallel examination in synthetic type tests such as WPrime, Blender, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, AIDA64, RealBench, UserBenchmark, Blender, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Furmark, 7zip, VeraCrypt, MATLAB, PCMark 10, Dolphin Emulator, Prime95, PassMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, SuperPi, Cinebench 23 (20, 15).
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results of parallel benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD EPYC 7453 or Apple M2 Pro.

Summary benchmark results

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

M2 Pro

61%

EPYC 7453

64%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, EPYC 7453 is 4% better than M2 Pro. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M2 Pro

59%

EPYC 7453

65%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because this processor costs 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 summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Microsoft Flight Simulator, Forza Horizon 4, DOTA 2A, Half-Life: Alyx, Monster Hunter World, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), NBA 2K20, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Battlefield V, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Ghostrunner, Control, Metro Exodus, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Hitman 3, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.8	115.3
Valorant	119.1	131.1
Cyberpunk 2077	66.7	73.4
Apex Legends	111.9	123.2
Call of Duty Warzone	89.3	98.3
Overwatch	96.5	106.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	82.2	90.4
DOOM Eternal	59.5	65.5
Warzone	92.9	102.2
Assassin's Creed	100.0	110.1
Valheim	98.8	108.8

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

M2 Pro

496%

EPYC 7453

19%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M2 Pro is more energy efficient than the EPYC 7453 as it consumes less power: 14W vs. 225W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, you need to 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 streaming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the CPU 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 make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the benefit 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

	Apple M2 Pro	AMD EPYC 7453
Cinbench 15 Single-core	366	147
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2078	6079
Cinbench 20 Single-core	714	277
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3555	12884
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2063	681
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16023	33504

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

	Apple M2 Pro	AMD EPYC 7453
Single-Core	6111	1434
Multi-Core	39485	49146

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

	Apple M2 Pro	AMD EPYC 7453
Single-Core	2085	1298
Multi-Core	16467	26811

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 in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS in the newest games. Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	Apple M2 Pro	AMD EPYC 7453
Announcement date	October 20, 2022	March 15, 2021
Type	Desktop;Laptop	Server
Socket	M2	SP3
Core name	8x Avalanche and 4x Blizzard	Milan
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 3
Generation	2	3
Turbo Frequency		3.45 MHz
Frequency	3.49 MHz	2.75 MHz
Cores	12	28
Threads	12	56
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	42000 millions	68000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	14 W	225 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	DDR4
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400	3200
Memory bandwidth	208 GByte/s	204.8 GB/s
L1 cache	4MB
L2 cache	24MB
L3 cache	36MB	64MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		100-000000319 100-100000319WOF

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M2 Pro is 21% better than EPYC 7453 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that EPYC 7453 has 16 more core than M2 Pro. 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 M2 Pro is better: 14
The number of parameters for which AMD EPYC 7453 is better: 22
However, it should be understood that the summary data in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should entirely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought Apple M2 Pro and AMD EPYC 7453 before making a decision which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

Apple M2 Pro - all data

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

• Apple M2 Pro specs and review.

AMD EPYC 7453 - all data

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

• AMD EPYC 7453 specs and review.