Ryzen 5 3400G vs Apple M1 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1 Pro
2021
10 cores / 10 threads, 2064 Watt
11.23
+85.6%

Apple M1 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 3400G by an impressive 86% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 3400G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking7061106
Place by popularitynot in top-10094
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M-SeriesAMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiencyno data8.49
Architecture codenameno dataPicasso (2019−2022)
Release date18 October 2021 (3 years ago)12 June 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 3400G 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 speed2.064 GHz3.7 GHz
Boost clock speed3.22 GHz4.2 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data37
L1 cache2.9 MB384 KB
L2 cache28 MB2 MB
L3 cache24 MB4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data210 mm2
Number of transistors33700 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data-

Compatibility

Information on Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 3400G 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 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataAM4
Power consumption (TDP)2064 ‑ 3220 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 3400G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 3400G are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 3400G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4-2933
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data46.933 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

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 11

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 3400G.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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 11.23
+85.6%
Ryzen 5 3400G 6.05

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 17192
+85.8%
Ryzen 5 3400G 9252

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 11.23 6.05
Recency 18 October 2021 12 June 2019
Physical cores 10 4
Threads 10 8
Chip lithography 5 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2064 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M1 Pro has a 85.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 150% more physical cores and 25% more threads, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 5 3400G, on the other hand, has 3075.4% lower power consumption.

The Apple M1 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3400G in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M1 Pro is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro and Ryzen 5 3400G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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