Ryzen 3 4300U vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
2024
12 cores / 12 threads, 32 Watt
27.97
+496%
Ryzen 3 4300U
2020
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
4.69

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Ryzen 3 4300U by a whopping 496% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 4300U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1671282
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesApple M4AMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)
Power efficiency82.2917.66
Architecture codenameno dataRenoir-U (Zen 2) (2020−2021)
Release date30 October 2024 (less than a year ago)6 January 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 4300U 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)4 (Quad-Core)
Threads124
Base clock speed2.592 GHz2.7 GHz
Boost clock speed4.51 GHz3.7 GHz
Multiplierno data27
L1 cacheno data128K (per core)
L2 cache4 MB512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data4 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data156 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data105 °C
Number of transistorsno data9800 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 4300U 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 dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)32 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 4300U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 4300U are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 4300U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5DDR4
Maximum memory sizeno data64 GB
Maximum memory bandwidthno data68.27 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M4 16-core GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 4300U.

PCIe versionno data3.0

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 M4 Pro (12 cores) 27.97
+496%
Ryzen 3 4300U 4.69

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 19529
+468%
Ryzen 3 4300U 3439

CrossMark Overall

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 2123
+144%
Ryzen 3 4300U 871

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) 338
+122%
Ryzen 3 4300U 152

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 27.97 4.69
Recency 30 October 2024 6 January 2020
Physical cores 12 4
Threads 12 4
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 32 Watt 15 Watt

Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 496.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 133.3% more advanced lithography process.

Ryzen 3 4300U, on the other hand, has 113.3% lower power consumption.

The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 4300U in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 3 4300U is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 4300U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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