Ryzen 3 8300G vs Apple M1 Max

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 3 8300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking523not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataPhoenix2 (2024)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)8 January 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$176

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 3 8300G basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores10 (Deca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads108
Base clock speed2.06 GHz3.4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cache2.9 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache28 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB8 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data137 mm2
Number of transistors57000 Million20,900 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 3 8300G compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)2060 ‑ 3220 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 3 8300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 3 8300G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 3 8300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPUAMD Radeon 740M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 3 8300G.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data14

Pros & cons summary


Recency 18 October 2021 8 January 2024
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 10 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2060 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M1 Max has 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads.

Ryzen 3 8300G, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 3069.2% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 3 8300G. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M1 Max is a notebook processor while Ryzen 3 8300G is a desktop one.


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