AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs Apple M1

Let's find out which one of AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 is of a more recent generation, and what segment it belongs to.

• Name
  AMD Ryzen 5 4600H Apple M1
• Segment
  Mobile Mobile
• Family
  AMD Ryzen Apple M series
• Generation
  3 1
• CPU group
  AMD Ryzen 4000H Apple M1

In this block we are going to compare AMD Ryzen 5 4600H vs Apple M1 by main technical specifications: number of cores and threads, base and maximum frequencies, process technology and cache size. The higher these specifications are, the more powerful your CPU will be.

• Frequency
  3.00 GHz 3.20 GHz
• CPU Cores
  6 8
• Turbo (1 Core)
  4.00 GHz No turbo
• CPU Threads
  12 8
• Hyperthreading
  Yes No
• Overclocking
  No No
• Core architecture
  normal hybrid (big.LITTLE)
• A core
  -- 4x Firestorm
• B core
  -- 4x Icestorm

Common specifications for integrated graphics cards in AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 along with supported interfaces and connection options. This block has no effect on the final efficiency of the CPU.

• GPU name
  AMD Radeon 6 Graphics (Renoir) Apple M1 (8 Core)
• GPU frequency
  1.50 GHz 3.20 GHz
• GPU (Turbo)
  No turbo No turbo
• Execution units
  6 128
• Shader
  384 0
• Max. GPU Memory
  2 GB 8 GB
• Max. displays
  3 2
• Generation
  9 1
• DirectX Version
  12
• Technology
  7 nm 5 nm
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q4/2020

Let's compare the support of video codecs between AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1. Hardware support of video decoding by embedded graphics cards directly affects the speed and quality of rendering videos.

• h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• h264
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP9
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode
• VP8
  Decode / Encode Decode
• AV1
  No Decode
• AVC
  Decode / Encode Decode
• VC-1
  Decode Decode
• JPEG
  Decode / Encode Decode / Encode

To choose the best model between AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 you need to pay special attention to memory type, clock frequency, multi-channel features, and PCIe version. The higher these numbers are, the better your CPU will be. Keep in mind that the maximum memory and frequency may also depend on the model of the motherboard.

• Memory type
  DDR4-3200 LPDDR4X-4266
• Max. Memory
  32 GB 16 GB
• ECC
  Yes No
• Memory channels
  2 2
• PCIe version
  3.0 4.0
• PCIe lanes
  12

AES-NI encryption support for CPUs AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1.

• AES-NI
  Yes Yes

Let's find out what TDP value would be better for AMD Ryzen 5 4600H or Apple M1? The Thermal Design Power (TDP) indicates the maximum amount of heat that should be dissipated by the chip cooling system. However, the value of TDP gives only a rough indication of the real power consumption of the CPU.

• TDP (PL1)
  45 W 15 W
• TDP up
  54 W 20 W
• TDP down
  35 W 10 W
• Tjunction max.
  105 °C --

Here you can find a comparison of 2nd and 3rd level cache sizes for AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1 CPUs along with a list of ISA extensions.

• Instruction set (ISA)
  x86-64 (64 bit) ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
• Virtualization
  AMD-V, SVM None
• ISA extensions
  SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
• L2-Cache
  -- 16.00 MB
• L3-Cache
  8.00 MB --
• Architecture
  Renoir (Zen 2) M1
• Technology
  7 nm 5 nm
• Socket
  FP6 N/A
• Release date
  Q1/2020 Q4/2020

List of devices based on AMD Ryzen 5 4600H and Apple M1.

• Used in
  HONOR MagicBook Pro 16HP Pavilion Gaming 15 Lenovo Legion 5ASUS TUF Gaming A17Acer Nitro 5 Apple iMac 24 (2021)Apple MacBook Pro 13 (L2020)Apple MacBook Air (2020)Apple Mac mini (2020)Apple iPad Pro 11 (2021)Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2021)