Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U
2020
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
6.23
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
13.73
+120%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U by a whopping 120% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1083544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Renoir (Ryzen 4000 APU)Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency39.31no data
Architecture codenameRenoir PRO (Zen 2) (2020)no data
Release date7 May 2020 (4 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M2 Pro 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)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed2.4 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.5 GHz
Multiplier25no data
L1 cache256 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB36 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size156 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors9800 Million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M2 Pro 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M2 Pro. 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+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-4266no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth68.27 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 5 ( - 1400 MHz)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version3.0no 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 4450U 6.23
Apple M2 Pro 13.73
+120%

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 4450U 9900
Apple M2 Pro 21802
+120%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U 3657
Apple M2 Pro 15010
+310%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.23 13.73
Recency 7 May 2020 17 January 2023
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro has a 120.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 200% more physical cores and 50% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U in performance tests.


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