Apple M2 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

Processor comparisons   22-10-2022
   Let's say you can't decide which CPU to buy, you can make a choice after reading the full tests Apple M2 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, rendering, machine learning, streaming, video editing. Here is useful information from many benchmarks or real video editing and streaming tests. A careful analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to read, is presented in the form of the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like PassMark, AIDA64, Blender, PCMark 10, RealBench, MATLAB, VeraCrypt, Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Handbrake, 7zip, SuperPi, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Gears 5, Prime95, WPrime.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U 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%

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

58%

This value shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M2 Pro is 4% better than Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

M2 Pro

59%

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

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 little game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: Hitman 3, Battlefield V, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Ghostrunner, Control, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), NBA 2K20, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Forza Horizon 4, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Metro Exodus, Monster Hunter World, League of Legends (LOL), DOTA 2A, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Half-Life: Alyx.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	104.8	96.4
Valorant	119.1	109.5
Cyberpunk 2077	66.7	61.3
Apex Legends	111.9	102.9
Call of Duty Warzone	89.3	82.1
Overwatch	96.5	88.7
Red Dead Redemption 2	82.2	75.6
DOOM Eternal	59.5	54.7
Warzone	92.9	85.4
Assassin's Creed	100.0	92.0
Valheim	98.8	90.9

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

M2 Pro

496%

Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U

146%

To make a final decision 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 Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U as it consumes less power: 14W vs. 28W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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 want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, programming, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the processor turns on all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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. Because 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

	Apple M2 Pro	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
Cinbench 15 Single-core	366	254
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2078	2455
Cinbench 20 Single-core	714	590
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	3555	5383
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2063	1466
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	16023	14979

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

	Apple M2 Pro	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
Single-Core	6111	3273
Multi-Core	39485	27079

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

	Apple M2 Pro	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
Single-Core	2085	1228
Multi-Core	16467	8196

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most helpful. 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 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 the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Apple M2 Pro	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U
Announcement date	October 20, 2022	January 07, 2022
Type	Desktop;Laptop	Laptop
Socket	M2	FP7
Core name	8x Avalanche and 4x Blizzard	Rembrandt
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 3+
Generation	2	6
Turbo Frequency		4.4 MHz
Frequency	3.49 MHz	2.9 MHz
Cores	12	6
Threads	12	12
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	6 nm
Transistors count	42000 millions	7200 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	14 W	28 W
Memory type	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz	DDR5
Max. Memory	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	6400	3200
Memory bandwidth	208 GByte/s
L1 cache	4MB	384KB
L2 cache	24MB	3MB
L3 cache	36MB	16MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M2 Pro is 16% better than Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M2 Pro has 6 more core than Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U. 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: 30
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U is better: 5
Although it should be realized that all the data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch the testing video and read the reviews of real owners of Apple M2 Pro and AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U before deciding which processor to buy for gaming and which not.

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 Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U specs and review.