Apple M1 vs. AMD Renoir vs. Intel Tiger Lake Quick Apple M1 macOS reference points against Intel Tiger Lake and AMD Renoir Linux laptops by Michael Larabel. M1 Mac Mini: Processor: Apple (8 Cores), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 8GB, Disk: 229GB, Graphics: Apple M1, Monitor: ASUS VP28U OS: macOS 11.0, Kernel: 20.1.0 (arm64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Oct 18 2020 13:43:44), Compiler: GCC 12.0.0 + Clang 12.0.0 + Xcode 12.2, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160 Ryzen 5 4500U: Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 4500U @ 2.38GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: LENOVO LNVNB161216 (EECN20WW BIOS), Chipset: AMD Renoir Root Complex, Memory: 16GB, Disk: 256GB SK hynix HFM256GDHTNI-87A0B, Graphics: AMD Renoir 512MB (1500/400MHz), Audio: AMD Device 1637, Network: Realtek RTL8822CE 802.11ac PCIe OS: Ubuntu 20.10, Kernel: 5.9.1-050901-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.38.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.9, Display Driver: amdgpu 19.1.0, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 21.0.0-devel (git-802fabd 2020-11-18 groovy-oibaf-ppa) (LLVM 11.0.0), OpenCL: OpenCL 2.1 AMD-APP (3180.7), Vulkan: 1.2.145, Compiler: GCC 10.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Core i7 1165G7: Processor: Intel Core i7-1165G7 @ 4.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Dell 0GG9PT (1.0.3 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Tiger Lake-LP, Memory: 16GB, Disk: Kioxia KBG40ZNS256G NVMe 256GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 3GB (1300MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC289, Network: Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 OS: Ubuntu 20.10, Kernel: 5.9.2-050902-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.38.1, Display Server: X Server 1.20.9, Display Driver: modesetting 1.20.9, OpenGL: 4.6 Mesa 20.2.1, OpenCL: OpenCL 3.0, Vulkan: 1.2.145, Compiler: GCC 10.2.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1200 NAMD 2.14 ATPase Simulation - 327,506 Atoms days/ns < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 4.42972 |========================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 5.67505 |===================================================== Timed MAFFT Alignment 7.471 Multiple Sequence Alignment - LSU RNA Seconds < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 11.891 |========================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 15.797 |====================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 9.717 |================================= WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100 Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 2.381 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 2.064 |================================================ WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 21.94 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 15.25 |====================================== WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Highest Compression Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 7.917 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 6.329 |============================================ WebP Image Encode 1.1 Encode Settings: Quality 100, Lossless, Highest Compression Encode Time - Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 46.83 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 37.35 |============================================ Zstd Compression 1.4.5 Compression Level: 19 MB/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 16.1 |======================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 22.7 |======================================================== SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Mflops > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 579.07 |============================================ Ryzen 5 4500U .. 609.73 |============================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 716.05 |====================================================== SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Sparse Matrix Multiply Mflops > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 575.17 |======================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 729.82 |================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 799.73 |====================================================== LibRaw 0.20 Post-Processing Benchmark Mpix/sec > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 27.81 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 27.69 |======================================================= OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: San Miguel - Renderer: SciVis FPS > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 6.05 |======================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 5.45 |================================================== OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: NASA Streamlines - Renderer: SciVis FPS > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 7.25 |======================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 6.22 |================================================ OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: Magnetic Reconnection - Renderer: SciVis FPS > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 4.12 |================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 6.81 |======================================================== OSPray 1.8.5 Demo: NASA Streamlines - Renderer: Path Tracer FPS > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 1.40 |======================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 1.14 |============================================== LuxCoreRender 2.3 Scene: DLSC M samples/sec > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 0.73 |======================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 0.55 |========================================== LuxCoreRender 2.3 Scene: Rainbow Colors and Prism M samples/sec > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 0.83 |======================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 0.60 |======================================== Stockfish 9 Total Time Nodes Per Second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 11328633 |==================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 7709239 |=================================== SQLite Speedtest 3.30 Timed Time - Size 1,000 Seconds < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 50.69 |======================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 69.49 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 51.17 |========================================= Chaos Group V-RAY 4.10.07 Mode: CPU Ksamples > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 5799 |======================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 4717 |============================================== PyBench 2018-02-16 Total For Average Test Times Milliseconds < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 1493 |======================================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 1000 |====================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 731 |=========================== Hierarchical INTegration 1.0 Test: FLOAT QUIPs > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 347198111.49 |============================= Core i7 1165G7 . 570023973.09 |================================================ Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Emily Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 928.99 |======================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 1224.09 |===================================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Disney Material Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 488.82 |==================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 724.75 |====================================================== Appleseed 2.0 Beta Scene: Material Tester Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 492.14 |======================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 678.13 |====================================================== PHPBench 0.8.1 PHP Benchmark Suite Score > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 594928 |================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 477789 |========================== Core i7 1165G7 . 984743 |====================================================== Git Time To Complete Common Git Commands Seconds < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 46.41 |============================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 55.31 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 47.69 |=============================================== Kvazaar 2.0 Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Medium Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 5.51 |========================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 11.86 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 7.39 |================================== Kvazaar 2.0 Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Very Fast Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 3.67 |============================ Ryzen 5 4500U .. 7.29 |======================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 4.45 |================================== Kvazaar 2.0 Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Ultra Fast Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 7.03 |============================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 13.22 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 8.24 |================================== Kvazaar 2.0 Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Very Fast Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 15.03 |============================ Ryzen 5 4500U .. 29.86 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 18.71 |================================== Kvazaar 2.0 Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p - Video Preset: Ultra Fast Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 28.18 |============================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 53.07 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 34.21 |=================================== Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Text Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 13739.27 |========================== Core i7 1165G7 . 27218.37 |==================================================== Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Image Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 5799277.79 |============================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 6425654.96 |================================================== Java 2D Microbenchmark 1.0 Rendering Test: Vector Graphics Rendering Units Per Second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 3959525.36 |================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 3025959.73 |====================================== Java SciMark 2.0 Computational Test: Composite Mflops > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 2835.35 |===================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 2689.90 |================================================== Renaissance 0.10.0 Test: Savina Reactors.IO ms < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 12838.03 |================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 19389.49 |==================================================== Sunflow Rendering System 0.07.2 Global Illumination + Image Synthesis Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 2.068 |======================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 2.948 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Firefox Overall Score > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 721.95 |================================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 495.31 |================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 797.01 |====================================================== Selenium Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Firefox Score > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 13965 |==================================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 9621 |==================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 14872 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Firefox Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 87.7 |====================================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 56.1 |=================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 90.9 |======================================================== Selenium Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Firefox Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 100.60 |============================================ Ryzen 5 4500U .. 69.50 |=============================== Core i7 1165G7 . 123.00 |====================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WebXPRT - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 199 |========================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 202 |========================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 279 |========================================================= Selenium Benchmark: Basemark - Browser: Google Chrome Overall Score > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 747.72 |======================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 810.49 |============================================ Core i7 1165G7 . 999.09 |====================================================== Selenium Benchmark: CanvasMark - Browser: Google Chrome Score > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 13783 |=================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 11895 |=============================== Core i7 1165G7 . 21354 |======================================================= Selenium Benchmark: StyleBench - Browser: Google Chrome Runs / Minute > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 87.4 |======================================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 31.3 |==================== Core i7 1165G7 . 42.1 |=========================== Selenium Benchmark: Speedometer - Browser: Google Chrome Runs Per Minute > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 102 |==================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 105 |===================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 161 |========================================================= Selenium Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Firefox ms < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 28.7 |======================================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 29.4 |======================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 28.1 |====================================================== Selenium Benchmark: WASM imageConvolute - Browser: Google Chrome ms < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 28.20 |================================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 31.60 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 28.26 |================================================= AOBench Size: 2048 x 2048 - Total Time Seconds < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 21.53 |==================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 32.63 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 26.78 |============================================= Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: ETC1S Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 60.72 |================================================ Core i7 1165G7 . 69.47 |======================================================= Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: UASTC Level 0 Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 9.180 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 9.226 |======================================================= Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: UASTC Level 2 Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 56.68 |==================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 86.71 |======================================================= Basis Universal 1.12 Settings: UASTC Level 3 Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 113.84 |=================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 174.19 |====================================================== Botan 2.13.0 Test: AES-256 MiB/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 765.95 |===== Core i7 1165G7 . 7800.49 |===================================================== Botan 2.13.0 Test: Twofish MiB/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 251.28 |==================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 374.65 |====================================================== Botan 2.13.0 Test: Blowfish MiB/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 286.97 |================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 453.98 |====================================================== BRL-CAD 7.30.8 VGR Performance Metric VGR Performance Metric > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U . 55085 |======================================================== C-Ray 1.1 Total Time - 4K, 16 Rays Per Pixel Seconds < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 137.22 |=================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 116.17 |============================== Core i7 1165G7 . 212.53 |====================================================== 7-Zip Compression 16.02 Compress Speed Test MIPS > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 41836 |======================================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 24272 |================================ Core i7 1165G7 . 22587 |============================== XZ Compression 5.2.4 Compressing ubuntu-16.04.3-server-i386.img, Compression Level 9 Seconds < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 49.30 |======================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 70.38 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 60.49 |=============================================== Crypto++ 8.2 Test: Keyed Algorithms MiB/second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 638.28 |============================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 761.74 |====================================================== Crypto++ 8.2 Test: Unkeyed Algorithms MiB/second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 340.04 |============================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 405.66 |====================================================== Crypto++ 8.2 Test: Integer + Elliptic Curve Public Key Algorithms MiB/second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 4979.78 |============================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 5737.48 |===================================================== Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 3.9659 |====================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 3.3431 |============================================== Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Crown Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 3.8205 |==================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 3.9802 |====================================================== Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 4.6530 |====================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 3.9481 |============================================== Embree 3.9.0 Binary: Pathtracer ISPC - Model: Asian Dragon Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 4.6391 |================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 5.1377 |====================================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 28.309 |====================================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 8.717 |================= Core i7 1165G7 . 7.500 |============== Fhourstones 3.1 Complex Connect-4 Solving Kpos / sec > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 20671.8 |===================================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 11580.6 |============================== Core i7 1165G7 . 13218.1 |================================== GEGL Operation: Crop Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 8.725 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 7.384 |=============================================== GEGL Operation: Scale Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 6.307 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 5.894 |=================================================== GEGL Operation: Reflect Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 31.03 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 26.30 |=============================================== GEGL Operation: Color Enhance Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 56.26 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 48.32 |=============================================== Geekbench 5 Test: CPU Multi Core Score > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 5923 |======================================================== Ryzen 5 4500U .. 4666 |============================================ Core i7 1165G7 . 4870 |============================================== Geekbench 5 Test: CPU Single Core Score > Higher Is Better M1 Mac Mini .... 1329 |============================================= Ryzen 5 4500U .. 1149 |======================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 1638 |======================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Rotate Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 621 |============================== Core i7 1165G7 . 1170 |======================================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Sharpen Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 78 |========================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 48 |==================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Enhanced Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 117 |========================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 68 |================================= GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: Resizing Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 600 |========================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 353 |================================== GraphicsMagick 1.3.33 Operation: HWB Color Space Iterations Per Minute > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 813 |========================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 599 |========================================== Timed HMMer Search 3.3.1 Pfam Database Search Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 121.82 |====================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 101.91 |============================================= IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Bedroom M samples/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 0.735 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 0.515 |======================================= IndigoBench 4.4 Acceleration: CPU - Scene: Supercar M samples/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 1.613 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 1.211 |========================================= LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Overwrite MB/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 19.6 |=========================== Core i7 1165G7 . 40.3 |======================================================== LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Overwrite Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 33.80 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 21.93 |==================================== LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Random Fill MB/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 19.7 |=========================== Core i7 1165G7 . 40.3 |======================================================== LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Random Fill Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 33.78 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 21.95 |==================================== LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Random Read Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 2.337 |==================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 3.573 |======================================================= LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Seek Random Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 3.099 |============================= Core i7 1165G7 . 5.947 |======================================================= LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Random Delete Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 31.86 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 24.65 |=========================================== LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Sequential Fill MB/s > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 20.7 |================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 35.0 |======================================================== LevelDB 1.22 Benchmark: Sequential Fill Microseconds Per Op < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 32.11 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 25.35 |=========================================== NeatBench 5 Acceleration: All FPS > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 7.88 |================================ Core i7 1165G7 . 13.60 |======================================================= NeatBench 5 Acceleration: CPU FPS > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 7.83 |================================ Core i7 1165G7 . 13.50 |======================================================= Primesieve 7.4 1e12 Prime Number Generation Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 41.80 |============================== Core i7 1165G7 . 75.72 |======================================================= libjpeg-turbo tjbench 2.0.2 Test: Decompression Throughput Megapixels/sec > Higher Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 202.01 |=================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 213.77 |====================================================== Darktable 3.2.1 Test: Boat - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 16.52 |====================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 16.92 |======================================================= Darktable 3.2.1 Test: Masskrug - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 9.322 |======================================================= Core i7 1165G7 . 9.322 |======================================================= Darktable 3.2.1 Test: Server Room - Acceleration: CPU-only Seconds < Lower Is Better Ryzen 5 4500U .. 6.659 |================================================== Core i7 1165G7 . 7.300 |=======================================================