Apple M1 vs Ryzen 5 3400G

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3400G
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 65 Watt
6.05
+12.9%

Ryzen 5 3400G outperforms Apple M1 by a moderate 13% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3400G and Apple M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking11081190
Place by popularity92not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency8.49no data
Architecture codenamePicasso (2019−2022)no data
Release date12 June 2019 (5 years ago)10 November 2020 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3400G 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)
Threads88
Base clock speed3.7 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier37no data
L1 cache384 KB2 MB
L2 cache2 MB16 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography12 nm5 nm
Die size210 mm2no data
Number of transistors4940 Million16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility--

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3400G 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
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Apple M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Apple M1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Apple M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4-2933no data
Maximum memory size64 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth46.933 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 11Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3400G and Apple M1.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no 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 5 3400G 6.05
+12.9%
Apple M1 5.36

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 5 3400G 9252
+12.7%
Apple M1 8207

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 6.05 5.36
Integrated graphics card 5.48 14.54
Recency 12 June 2019 10 November 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm

Ryzen 5 3400G has a 12.9% higher aggregate performance score.

Apple M1, on the other hand, has 165.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 5 3400G is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3400G is a desktop processor while Apple M1 is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3400G and Apple M1, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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