Ryzen 5 3600 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 27 Watt
16.11
+44.2%
Ryzen 5 3600
2019
6 cores / 12 threads, 65 Watt
11.17

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Ryzen 5 3600 by a considerable 44% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 5 3600 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking416702
Place by popularitynot in top-1008
Cost-effectiveness evaluationno data22.81
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency56.4716.26
Architecture codenameno dataMatisse (2019−2020)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)7 July 2019 (5 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)no data$199

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 5 3600 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1212
Base clock speed2.748 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cacheno data3 MB
L3 cacheno data32 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Number of transistors37000 Million4,800 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 5 3600 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)27 Watt65 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 5 3600. 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 M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 5 3600 are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 5 3600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4 Dual-channel
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU-

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 12-Core 16.11
+44.2%
Ryzen 5 3600 11.17

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 12-Core 25587
+44.2%
Ryzen 5 3600 17742

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 12-Core 2163
+37.9%
Ryzen 5 3600 1568

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.11 11.17
Recency 30 October 2023 7 July 2019
Physical cores 12 6
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 65 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 44.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 100% more physical cores, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 140.7% lower power consumption.

The M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3600 in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3600 is a desktop one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 5 3600, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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