Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
+232%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.70

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U by a whopping 232% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking4431281
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3AMD Ryzen 7
Power efficiency54.6829.63
Architecture codenameno dataPicasso (2019−2022)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)8 April 2019 (5 years ago)

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads118
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.3 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4 GHz
Bus typeno dataPCIe 3.0
Multiplierno data23
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm12 nm
Die sizeno data209.78 mm2
Number of transistors37000 Million4940 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 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 dataFP5
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT
AES-NI-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data32 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data38.397 GB/s
ECC memory support-+

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 10 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U.

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 15.61
+232%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 4.70

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 24794
+232%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 7460

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 1913
+191%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 658

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 281
+88.6%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 149

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 13312
+341%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 3018

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 2331
+188%
Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U 808

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 4.70
Recency 30 October 2023 8 April 2019
Physical cores 11 4
Threads 11 8
Chip lithography 3 nm 12 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 232.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 175% more physical cores and 37.5% more threads, and a 300% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U, on the other hand, has 80% lower power consumption.

The M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 3700U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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