Apple M1 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900

Processor comparisons   21-10-2022
   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests Apple M1 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 9 5900 and understand which is better for games or normal use for streaming, rendering, video editing, programming, machine learning. Here you can find useful information from real streaming and video editing tests or different benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in special test applications like WPrime, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Prime95, Dolphin Emulator, Gears 5, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Handbrake, Furmark, Blender, UserBenchmark, PassMark, PCMark 10, AIDA64, 7zip, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, Blender, RealBench, MATLAB.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which processor is better to buy for gaming AMD Ryzen 9 5900 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 9 5900

62%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 5900 is 4% better than M1 Pro. 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 9 5900

59%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	101.0	103.8
Valorant	114.8	118.0
Cyberpunk 2077	64.3	66.1
Apex Legends	107.9	110.9
Call of Duty Warzone	86.1	88.5
Overwatch	93.0	95.6
Red Dead Redemption 2	79.2	81.4
DOOM Eternal	57.4	59.0
Warzone	89.5	92.0
Assassin's Creed	96.4	99.1
Valheim	95.3	97.9

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 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 9 5900

89%

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 9 5900 as it consumes less power: 16W vs. 65W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to 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 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 M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Cinbench 15 Single-core	304	285
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	1716	3789
Cinbench 20 Single-core	590	668
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2936	8653
Cinbench 23 Single-core	2233	1815
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	11512	23790

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

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Single-Core	5046	3487
Multi-Core	32596	39560

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

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Single-Core	1723	1743
Multi-Core	12737	15530

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. 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 even in new games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	Apple M1 Pro	AMD Ryzen 9 5900
Announcement date	October 07, 2021	January 12, 2021
Type	Laptop	Desktop
Socket	M1	AM4
Core name	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm	Vermeer
Architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Zen 3
Generation	1	4
Turbo Frequency		4.7 MHz
Frequency	3.2 MHz	3 MHz
Cores	10	12
Threads	10	24
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	7 nm
Transistors count	34000 millions	9400 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	16 W	65 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	6MB
L3 cache	24MB	64MB
Overclocking	No	Yes
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	APL1103	100-000000062

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 Pro is 6% better than Ryzen 9 5900 in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that Ryzen 9 5900 has 2 more core than M1 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 M1 Pro is better: 12
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 9 5900 is better: 25
All the number that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should undividedly trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the video tests and read the reviews of of people who bought Apple M1 Pro and AMD Ryzen 9 5900 before making a decision which CPU 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 9 5900 specs and review.