Apple M1 vs Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U
2018
4 cores / 4 threads, 15 Watt
3.75

Apple M1 outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U by a considerable 43% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking14891188
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency22.80no data
Architecture codenameRaven Ridge (2017−2018)no data
Release date8 January 2018 (6 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Apple M1 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads48
Base clock speed2 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed2 GHz3.2 GHz
Multiplier20no data
L1 cache384 KB2 MB
L2 cache2 MB16 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography14 nm5 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Number of transistors4950 Million16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Apple M1 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketFP5no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsXFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMTno data
AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size32 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth38.397 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Apple M1.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes12no data

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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 3.75
Apple M1 5.36
+42.9%

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.

Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U 5742
Apple M1 8207
+42.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 3.75 5.36
Integrated graphics card 3.04 14.54
Recency 8 January 2018 10 November 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Threads 4 8
Chip lithography 14 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 has a 42.9% higher aggregate performance score, 378.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 2 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 180% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 PRO 2300U and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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