Apple M2
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
Apple M2
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G

Which to select

It is time to pick the winner. What is the difference between Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G? What CPU is more powerful? It is quite easy to determine – look at comparison table. The processor with more cores/ threads and also with higher frequency is the absolute winner!

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Who will win between Apple M2 vs  AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. The general performance of a CPU can easily be determined based on the number of its cores and the thread count, as well as the base frequency and Turbo frequency. The more GHz and cores a CPU has, the better. Please note that high technical specs require using a powerful cooling system.

3.50 GHz
Frequency
3.70 GHz
8
CPU Cores
6
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
4.40 GHz
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
Yes
No turbo
Turbo (8 Cores)
no data
Turbo (6 Cores)
4.20 GHz
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
normal
4x Unknown
A core
0x
4x Unknown
B core
0x
--
C core

CPU generation and family

Apple M2
Name
Mobile
Segment
Apple M2
CPU group
Apple M series
Family
2
Generation
--
Predecessor
--
Successor

Internal Graphics

Some manufacturers complement their CPUs with graphic chips, such a solution being especially popular in laptops. The higher the clock frequency of a GPU is and the bigger its memory, the better. Find a winner - Apple M2 vs AMD Ryzen 5 5600G. 

Apple M2 (8 Core)
GPU name
AMD Radeon 7 Graphics (Renoir)
3.50 GHz
GPU frequency
1.90 GHz
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
2
Generation
9
DirectX Version
12
128
Execution units
7
0
Shader
448
3
Max. displays
3
5 nm
Technology
7 nm
Q1/2022
Release date
Q1/2020
16 GB
Max. GPU Memory
2 GB

Hardware codec support

Here we deal with specs that are used by some CPU manufacturers. These numbers are mainly technical and can be neglected for the purpose of the comparison analysis.

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

Memory & PCIe

These are memory standards supported by CPUs. The higher such standards, the better a CPU’s performance is.

LPDDR5-5500
Memory type
DDR4-3200
16 GB
Max. Memory
64 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
No
4.0
PCIe version
3.0
PCIe lanes
12

Encryption

Data encryption support

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Memory & AMP; PCIe

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP), sometimes called thermal design point, is the maximum amount of heat generated by a computer chip or component (often a CPU, GPU or system on a chip) that the cooling system in a computer is designed to dissipate under any workload.

--
Tjunction max.
95 °C
20 W
TDP up
--
10 W
TDP down
--
15 W
TDP (PL1)
65 W
--
TDP (PL2)
--

Technical details

8
CPU Threads
12
--
L3-Cache
16.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
7 nm
M2
Architecture
Cezanne (Zen 3)
None
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
N/A
Socket
AM4
Q1/2022
Release date
Q1/2021
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
x86-64 (64 bit)
16.00 MB
L2-Cache
3.00 MB
--
Part Number
--
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

You probably know already what devices use CPUs. These can be a desktop or a laptop.

Apple MacBook Air 14 (2022)
Used in
Unknown

Compatibility

Technologies and extensions

Virtualization technologies

Memory specs

Peripherals

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is based on Cinema 4 Suite. It is the software used to create 3D forms. The benchmark runs for single-core test procedure without counting of hyperthreading ability.

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

It is the new version of the benchmark which is developed on the basis of Cinebench R15 (both versions are operated on the basis of Cinema 4 - the most popular 3D modeling software). Cinebench R20 is used for multi-core processor performance benchmark tests and hyperthreading ability.

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Single-Core Cinebench. We have the Score Results for all modern Processors

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the newest instalment of the most popular CPU Rendering Benchmark Multi-Core Cinebench. We have the Score Results for all modern Processors

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 benchmark is the newest software suit. Completely new algorithms provide the quite accurate benchmark testing results of the single-core CPU.

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

This test serves for determining the performance of integrated graphics in Intel and AMD processors. The result is the estimated computing power in the Single-Precision FP32 mode