AMD EPYC 7453 vs Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)

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AMD EPYC 7453 CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
AMD EPYC 7453 Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)

CPU comparison

AMD EPYC 7453 or Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD EPYC 7453 has 28 cores with 56 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.45 GHz. Up to 4096 GB of memory is supported in 8 memory channels. The AMD EPYC 7453 was released in Q1/2021.

The Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. The CPU supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) was released in Q3/2021.
AMD EPYC (129) Family Apple M series (25)
AMD EPYC 7003 (29) CPU group Apple M1 (9)
3 Generation 1
Milan (Zen 3) Architecture M1
Desktop / Server Segment Mobile
AMD EPYC 7452 Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD EPYC 7453 has 28 CPU cores and can calculate 56 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD EPYC 7453 is 2.75 GHz (3.45 GHz) while the Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) is at 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz).

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
28 Cores 8
56 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
2.75 GHz (3.45 GHz)
28x Zen 3
A-Core 0.60 GHz (3.20 GHz)
6x Firestorm
-- B-Core 0.60 GHz (2.06 GHz)
2x Icestorm

NPU AI performance

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS
-- NPU + CPU + iGPU --

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

The AMD EPYC 7453 or Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.

no iGPU GPU Apple M1 Pro (14 Core)
GPU frequency 0.39 GHz
-- GPU (Turbo) 1.30 GHz
-- GPU Generation 1
Technology 5 nm
Max. displays 3
-- Compute units 224
-- Shader 1792
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
-- Max. GPU Memory 32 GB
-- DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

no iGPU GPU Apple M1 Pro (14 Core)
No Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
No Codec h264 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
No Codec VP8 Decode
No Codec AV1 No
No Codec AVC Decode
No Codec VC-1 Decode
No Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD EPYC 7453 can use up to 4096 GB of memory in 8 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 204.8 GB/s. The Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) supports up to 32 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
DDR4-3200 Memory LPDDR5-6400
4096 GB Max. Memory 32 GB
8 (Octa Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
204.8 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
-- L2 Cache 24.00 MB
64.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
128 PCIe lanes --
252.0 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD EPYC 7453 is 225 W, while the Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) has a TDP of 35 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
225 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 35 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
240 W TDP up --
-- TDP down --
-- Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD EPYC 7453 is manufactured in 7 nm and has 64.00 MB cache. The Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 24.00 MB cache.

AMD EPYC 7453 Characteristic Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
7 nm Technology 5 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3 ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
SP3 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Linux Operating systems macOS
Q1/2021 Release date Q3/2021
1570 $ Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 3 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7453 (72%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks
AMD EPYC 7453 (100%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) (67%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz
1277 (83%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1534 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz
1285 (73%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
1768 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz
22896 (100%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
9996 (44%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz
1448 (60%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
2397 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz
11589 (100%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
10412 (90%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
113 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.45 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
628 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
9569 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
Apple M1 Pro (14 Core) @ 1.30 GHz
4580 (100%)

Blender 3.1 Benchmark

In the Blender Benchmark 3.1, the scenes "monster", "junkshop" and "classroom" are rendered and the time required by the system is measured. In our benchmark we test the CPU and not the graphics card. Blender 3.1 was presented as a standalone version in March 2022.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
181 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 3.25 GHz
50214 (100%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 3.20 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
2.75 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
9,569 CB R23 MC @ 35 W
273 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD EPYC 7453 AMD EPYC 7453
28C 56T @ 2.75 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU) Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
8C 8T @ 0.60 GHz
11 (100%)

Devices using this processor

AMD EPYC 7453 Apple M1 Pro (8-CPU)
Unknown Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2021)
Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)

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