Ryzen 3 3250U vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads
10.83
+351%
Ryzen 3 3250U
2020
2 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
2.40

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Ryzen 3 3250U by a whopping 351% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 Pro and Ryzen 3 3250U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7211783
Place by popularitynot in top-10080
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD Ryzen 3
Power efficiencyno data15.14
Architecture codenameno dataPicasso (2019−2022)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 Pro and Ryzen 3 3250U 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)2 (Dual-core)
Threads104
Base clock speed2.064 GHz2.6 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplierno data26
L1 cache2.9 MB192 KB
L2 cache28 MB1 MB
L3 cache24 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm14 nm
Die sizeno data246 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors33700 Million4500 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on M1 Pro and Ryzen 3 3250U 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 dataFP5
Power consumption (TDP)no data15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 3 3250U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 3 3250U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 3 3250U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 Pro 16-Core GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 Pro and Ryzen 3 3250U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data12

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 Pro 10.83
+351%
Ryzen 3 3250U 2.40

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 Pro 17201
+351%
Ryzen 3 3250U 3812

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M1 Pro 1690
+379%
Ryzen 3 3250U 353

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M1 Pro 209
+71.9%
Ryzen 3 3250U 122

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M1 Pro 12499
+652%
Ryzen 3 3250U 1662

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M1 Pro 1768
+115%
Ryzen 3 3250U 824

WebXPRT 3

Apple M1 Pro 342
+144%
Ryzen 3 3250U 140

CrossMark Overall

Apple M1 Pro 1556
+150%
Ryzen 3 3250U 624

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 10.83 2.40
Recency 18 October 2021 6 January 2020
Physical cores 10 2
Threads 10 4
Chip lithography 5 nm 14 nm

Apple M1 Pro has a 351.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 400% more physical cores and 150% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 3250U in performance tests.


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