Apple M2 vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U Performance In Nearly 200 Benchmarks

Written by Michael Larabel in Computers on 19 August 2022 at 06:26 AM EDT. Page 2 of 5. 144 Comments.
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux

It largely comes down to the particular workloads for how much benefit there is out of the performance vs. schedutil governors and how much of a difference the ACPI Platform Profile state can make for the ThinkPad X13 Gen3. In some benchmarks there is measurable uplift, but going from schedutil to performance isn't a miracle booster for either side.

Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux
Apple M2 MacBook Air vs. AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U On Linux

The performance governor and speedier ACPI Platform Profile configuration also have obvious power implications, but unfortunately there isn't yet any HWMON power reporting for the Apple Silicon on Linux.


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