Ryzen 3 5300G vs Apple M4 Pro (12 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) outperforms Ryzen 3 5300G by a whopping 243% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 5300G processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 167 | 933 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 3 |
| Power efficiency | 82.29 | 11.80 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Cezanne (2021−2024) |
| Release date | 30 October 2024 (less than a year ago) | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 5300G 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 cores | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 4 (Quad-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.592 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.51 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Multiplier | no data | 40 |
| L1 cache | no data | 64K (per core) |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 512K (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 8 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | no data | 95 °C |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 5300G 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 5300G. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 5300G are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 5300G. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M4 16-core GPU | AMD Radeon Vega 6 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 5300G.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 27.97 | 8.15 |
| Recency | 30 October 2024 | 13 April 2021 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 4 |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 32 Watt | 65 Watt |
Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) has a 243.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 103.1% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5300G in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 Pro (12 cores) and Ryzen 3 5300G, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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