Ryzen 7 7736U 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
+14.9%
Ryzen 7 7736U
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 15 Watt
14.02

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 7736U by a moderate 15% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 7736U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking416527
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3Rembrandt (Zen 3+)
Power efficiency56.4788.45
Architecture codenameno dataRembrandt-R (2023)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)4 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 7736U 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.7 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm6 nm
Die sizeno data208 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors37000 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 7736U 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 dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 7736U. 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-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 7736U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 7736U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5-4800

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUAMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 7736U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
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 M3 Pro 12-Core 16.11
+14.9%
Ryzen 7 7736U 14.02

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
+14.9%
Ryzen 7 7736U 22278

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
+7.1%
Ryzen 7 7736U 2019

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 15298
+66%
Ryzen 7 7736U 9218

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2327
+54%
Ryzen 7 7736U 1511

WebXPRT 3

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 427
+68.1%
Ryzen 7 7736U 254

CrossMark Overall

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 1977
+33.4%
Ryzen 7 7736U 1482

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.11 14.02
Recency 30 October 2023 4 January 2023
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 6 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has a 14.9% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 9 months, 50% more physical cores, and a 100% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 7 7736U, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads, and 80% lower power consumption.

The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 7736U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 7736U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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