Ryzen 7 8700GE vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 8700GE processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking416not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency56.47no data
Architecture codenameno dataPhoenix (2023−2024)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)no data

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 8700GE 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 GHz3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.8 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Number of transistors37000 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Unlocked multiplier-+

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 8700GE 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 dataAM5
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt35 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 8700GE. 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 7 8700GE are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 8700GE. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 8700GE.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has 50% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 29.6% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 8700GE, on the other hand, has 33.3% more threads.

We couldn't decide between M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 8700GE. We've got no test results to judge.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 8700GE is a desktop one.


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