Apple M1 vs Ryzen 5 3500U

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500U
2019
4 cores / 8 threads, 15 Watt
4.36
Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
+18.6%

Apple M1 outperforms Ryzen 5 3500U by a moderate 19% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500U and M1 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking13591207
Place by popularity32not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency27.51no data
Architecture codenamePicasso-U (Zen+) (2019−2020)no data
Release date6 January 2019 (5 years ago)10 November 2020 (4 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500U and 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 speed2.1 GHz2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz3.2 GHz
Bus typePCIe 3.0no data
Multiplier21no data
L1 cache384 KB2 MB
L2 cache2 MB16 MB
L3 cache4 MB (shared)16 MB
Chip lithography12 nm5 nm
Die size209.78 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors4940 Million16000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500U and 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 5 3500U and M1. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and M1 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and M1. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4no data
Maximum memory size64 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 8 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz)Apple M1 8-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 5 3500U and 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 5 3500U 4.36
Apple M1 5.17
+18.6%

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 3500U 6931
Apple M1 8207
+18.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 5 3500U 650
Apple M1 1072
+64.9%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 5 3500U 143
Apple M1 208
+45.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 4.36 5.17
Integrated graphics card 4.51 14.49
Recency 6 January 2019 10 November 2020
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 12 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 has a 18.6% higher aggregate performance score, 221.3% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 1 year, 100% more physical cores, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.

The M1 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500U in performance tests.


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