Apple M4 Pro 12 Core vs AMD Ryzen 9 Pro 9945

CPU Specs Compare

General Parameters

Release Date
Oct 2024
Jan 2026
Manufacturer
Apple
Amd
Type
Laptop
Desktop
Instruction Set
ARMv9
x86-64
Core Architecture
Apple M4
Zen 5 (Granite Ridge)
Integrated Graphics
Apple M4 Pro GPU (16-core)
Radeon Graphics
Processor Number
-
9945

Package

Manufacturing Process
3 nm
4 nm
Socket
Apple M-Socket
AM5
Power Consumption
38 W
65 W
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
95 °C

CPU Performance

Performance Cores
8
12
Performance Core Threads
8
24
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.52 GHz
3.4 GHz
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.59 GHz
-
Total Core Count
12
12
Total Thread Count
12
24
Multiplier
45
34
L1 Cache
192 K per core
80 K per core
L2 Cache
16 MB shared
1 MB per core
Unlocked Multiplier
No
Yes
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
-
5.4 GHz
Bus Frequency
-
100 MHz
L3 Cache
-
64 MB shared

Memory Parameters

Memory Types
LPDDR5X-8533
DDR5-5600
Max Memory Bandwidth
273 GB/s
89.6 GB/s
ECC Memory Support
No
Yes

Graphics Card Parameters

Integrated Graphics
true
true
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
400 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1800 MHz
2200 MHz
Shader Units
2048
128
Texture Units
128
8
Raster Operation Units
64
4
Execution Units
256
2
Power Consumption
26
15

Miscellaneous

Official Website
-
PCIe Version
-
5.0
PCIe Lanes
-
28

📊 Benchmark

Cinebench R23
2,171
2,117
Cinebench R23
18,574
19,948
Geekbench 6
3,863
3,284
Geekbench 6
20,492
16,188
Cinebench 2024
170
135
Cinebench 2024
1,418
1,230