Apple M4 (10-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
We compared two CPUs: the 4.46 GHz Apple M4 (10-Core) (laptop) with 10-cores against the 4.2 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 8700G (desktop) with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.
Review
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
The "iGPU" and "Power Efficiency" have a minor impact on the NanoReview Score for desktop CPU.
Choose your main usage scenario to recalculate the Final Score and see which CPU suits your needs.
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of Apple M4 (10-Core)
- 43% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3777 vs 2635 points
- More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
- Has 2 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
- Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
- Unlocked multiplier
- More powerful Radeon 780M integrated graphics: 4.5 vs 3.8 TFLOPS
Test in Benchmarks
Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasksCinebench
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
| Cinebench 2026 (Multi) | 3211 | - |
Cinebench Scores (158th and 155th place)
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
| File compression | 1500 MB/sec | 1440 MB/sec |
| Clang compilation | 120.2 Klines/sec | 108.2 Klines/sec |
| HTML 5 Browser | 329.3 pages/sec | 303.9 pages/sec |
| PDF Renderer | 362.1 Mpixels/sec | 402.6 Mpixels/sec |
| Text processing | 352.1 pages/sec | 272 pages/sec |
| Background blur | 69.8 images/sec | 65.4 images/sec |
| Photo processing | 114.4 images/sec | 108 images/sec |
| Ray tracing | 18.1 Mpixels/sec | 23.6 Mpixels/sec |
PassMark
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
| Integer math | 54.2 GOps/sec | 102.7 GOps/sec |
| Floating point math | 49.6 GOps/sec | 63.7 GOps/sec |
| Find prime numbers | 263M Primes/sec | 101M Primes/sec |
| Random string sorting | 34.3M Strings/sec | 46M Strings/sec |
| Data encryption | 15.1 GBytes/sec | 22.7 GBytes/sec |
| Data compression | 280.5 MBytes/sec | 384 MBytes/sec |
| Physics | 2527 Frames/sec | 1608 Frames/sec |
| Extended instructions | 13.6B Matrices/sec | 28.9B Matrices/sec |
Blender
Blender CPU
Performance Per Watt
| Cinebench 2024 / Watt | 40.9 PPW | 15.3 PPW |
| Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt | 617.4 PPW | 218.8 PPW |
| Passmark CPU Mark / Watt | 983.5 PPW | 484.3 PPW |
| Blender / Watt | 9.58 PPW | 3.77 PPW |
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.
Recent User Tests
Apple M4 (10-Core)
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-06-13 (doannguuyenmfs) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3703 / 15450 |
| 📘 2026-04-18 (Avacada) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3906 / 15577 |
| 📘 2026-03-05 (Dovlet) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3916 / 15202 |
| 📘 2025-12-31 (gmamorim) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 3730 / 15258 |
| 📘 2025-12-28 (LC) | Cinebench 2024 | 174 / 993 |
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G
No benchmark results yet
Specifications
Full technical specification of Apple M4 (10-Core) and AMD Ryzen 7 8700GGeneral
| Vendor | Apple | Amd |
| Released | May 7, 2024 | January 8, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop | Desktop |
| Instruction Set | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Zen 4 (Phoenix) |
| Model number | APL1206 | - |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Radeon 780M |
| Rival Equivalent | - Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-84-100) | - |
| Successor | - Apple M5 (10-Core) | - |
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#54th place)
CPU
| P-Cores | 4 | 8 |
| P-Threads | 4 | 16 |
| Base Frequency (P) | 4.46 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Turbo Boost Frequency (P) | - | 5.1 GHz |
| E-Cores | 6 | - |
| E-Threads | 6 | - |
| Base Frequency (E) | 2.89 GHz | - |
| Total Cores | 10 | 8 |
| Total Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Bus Frequency | 100 MHz | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 44x | 42x |
| L1 Cache | 192K (per core) | 64K (per core) |
| L2 Cache | 16MB (shared) | 1MB (per core) |
| L3 Cache | - | 16MB (shared) |
| Unlocked Multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Transistors | 28 billions | 25 billions |
| Fabrication Process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP (PL1) | 24 W | 45-65 W (configurable) |
| Max. Boost TDP (PL2) | - | 88 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | AM5 |
| Peak Temperature | 100°C | 95°C |
| Die Size | 169.4 mm² | - |
Laptop processors ranking (#28th place)
Desktop CPU ranking (#74th place)
iGPU
| Integrated Graphics | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) | Radeon 780M |
| GPU Base Clock | 500 MHz | 800 MHz |
| GPU Boost Clock | 1470 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| Shading Units | 1280 | 768 |
| TMUs | 80 | 48 |
| ROPs | 40 | 32 |
| Execution Units | 160 | 12 |
| TGP | 18 W | 15 W |
iGPU FLOPS
Memory Support
| Memory Types | - LPDDR5X-7500 | - DDR5-5200 |
| Max. Memory Size | 32 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory Channels | 8 | 2 |
| Max. Memory Bandwidth | 120 GB/s | - |
| ECC Support | No | No |
Misc
| Official Site | - | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G official page |
| PCI Express Version | - | 4.0 |
| PCI Express Lanes | - | 20 |
Further details
Notes on M4 (10-Core):
- SoC is designed using ARMv9.4-A architecture.
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