Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Ryzen 3 3350U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 3 3350U and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 1496 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 22.97 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (5 years ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3350U and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3350U and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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.
| Socket | AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3350U and Apple M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz) | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M4 (8 cores) has an age advantage of 5 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, a 300% more advanced lithography process, and 200% lower power consumption.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 3 3350U and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that Ryzen 3 3350U is a notebook processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a desktop one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 3350U and Apple M4 (8 cores), ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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