Apple M1 vs AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

53 out of 100
Apple M1
VS
46 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 3.2 GHz Apple M1 against the 3.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 5800H. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 5800H and M1
Advantages of Apple M1
  • More modern manufacturing process – 5 versus 7 nanometers
  • Newer PCI Express version – 4.0
  • More powerful Apple M1 GPU integrated graphics: 2.6 vs 2 TFLOPS
  • 23% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 2410 vs 1957 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR4-3200 RAM

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Apple M1 +31%
110
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
525
708

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M1 +23%
2410
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M1 +6%
8547
File compression 941 MB/sec 718.1 MB/sec
Clang compilation 68.2 Klines/sec 64.4 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 192.4 pages/sec 140 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 211.9 Mpixels/sec 254.6 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 250.8 pages/sec 201.4 pages/sec
Background blur 34.1 images/sec 34.9 images/sec
Photo processing 60.9 images/sec 58.7 images/sec
Ray tracing 9.74 Mpixels/sec 16 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 760 & 870 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M1 +23%
3673
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
14123
20477
Integer math 33.2 GOps/sec 79.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 35.5 GOps/sec 43.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 141M Primes/sec 48M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 21M Strings/sec 27.8M Strings/sec
Data encryption 8.5 GBytes/sec 16.7 GBytes/sec
Data compression 168 MBytes/sec 266.6 MBytes/sec
Physics 1359 Frames/sec 823 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 7B Matrices/sec 18B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 10702 & 10544 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
95.27
165.78

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 37.5 PPW 13.1 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 610.5 PPW 150 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 1008.8 PPW 379.2 PPW
Blender / Watt 6.81 PPW 3.07 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M1
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-24 -> op1GeekBench2420 / 8793
πŸ“˜ 2026-03-06 (gaR)GeekBench2396 / 8763
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Ario)GeekBench2395 / 8820
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-11 (Ario)Cinebench 2024110 / 465
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-17 (Qianhe)Cinebench 2024110 / 525
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-07-29 (Mike)GeekBench1932 / 8068
πŸ“˜ 2026-02-21 (P)Cinebench 202484 / 708
πŸ“˜ 2025-08-18 (Chandra Prakash)Cinebench 202485 / 628
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-30 (Hinge Problems User)GeekBench1898 / 7148
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-30 (Hinge Problems User)Cinebench 202480 / 602

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M1 and AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released November 20, 2020 January 12, 2021
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M1 Zen 3 (Cezanne)
Integrated GPU Apple M1 GPU Radeon RX Vega 8
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i7 11800H
Successor - Apple M5 (10-Core) - AMD Ryzen 7 6800H
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#134th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 4.4 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.1 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 16
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier - 32x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 12MB (shared) 512K (per core)
L3 Cache - 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 16 billions -
Fabrication Process 5 nm 7 nm
TDP (PL1) 14 W 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FP6
Peak Temperature - 105Β°C

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M1 GPU Radeon RX Vega 8
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz 300 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1278 MHz 2000 MHz
Shading Units 1024 512
TMUs 64 32
ROPs 32 8
Execution Units 128 8
TGP 15 W 25 W
iGPU FLOPS
Apple M1 +30%
2.6 TFLOPS
2 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR4X-4266 - DDR4-3200
- LPDDR4-4266
Max. Memory Size 16 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 68.25 GB/s 68.27 GB/s
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 3.0
PCI Express Lanes - 16

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 5800H or Apple M1?
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Which is better November 16, 2023 at 06:53 AM
Ryzen 7 5800H with RTX 3060, 16GB RAM, 500SSD, or M1 Air with 8GB RAM and 256SSD - both are at the same price. πŸ€” As a software developer, I'm puzzled. Can I run 2-3 Docker containers on the 256GB M1?
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Confusion April 24, 2022 at 07:30 PM
If you are confused about why to switch from Windows to Mac. Here's your answer... See both processors are almost the same in fact in some cases Ryzen has performed much better than Apple's M1. It's up to you if you want multi-core performance with gaming go with Ryzen but if you want Single core and are also interested in some gaming Apple's M1 is best and is also at the same price. In some cases, Apple's M1 has also performed well in the gaming part. But it's up to you where to switch. In my opinion, MacBook Air must be a better option coz it would be fun with MacOS.
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AlreadyHere October 20, 2022 at 03:03 PM
macOS is the WORST OS that exists. The problem with the M1 is that you are bound to macOS, and macOS is an unmatured and amateur OS, IMHO.
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WTF December 17, 2022 at 12:05 AM
Mac has minimal gaming support - pair that with the M1 it has even less.
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lmx June 9, 2023 at 10:30 AM
Or just install Linux and beat both MacOS and Windows
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NotCasualGaymer July 27, 2023 at 06:43 PM
AlreadyHere, I think kids like Windows cause it’s built for gaming, so for DevOps or Tech guy MacOS murders every other OS.
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Mohsin November 17, 2023 at 09:14 AM
AlreadyHere, You may not be aware and may continue to remain so, but MacOS is superior to Windows in every possible way. Thanks to its robust Unix foundation, MacOS provides better utilities for professionals ranging from DevOps to content creators working with audio, video, and images.
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bn2 March 20, 2022 at 11:31 PM
I am surprised by the performance of the M1 chip. If only Apple didn't have hatred for modularity :*(. Hopefully, arm and RISC chips come soon outside of their ecosystem.
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Dragos December 20, 2021 at 04:20 AM
Intel i7 2600k SandyBridge, it's what I have, less expensive, rainbow bulky :)
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Random November 4, 2021 at 03:59 AM
Ryzen 7 5800H, better performance, less expensive, less bulky :)
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hellomynameis October 26, 2021 at 03:54 AM
M1, better performance, less expensive, less bulky :)
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nanoreviewer November 28, 2021 at 05:17 PM
All correct. In your dreams :-)
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helloiam February 11, 2022 at 07:09 AM
No, i5 2430M, better performance, less expensive, less bulky :-)
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