Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 5 3500X

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 5 3500X
2019
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
8.29
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads
13.73
+65.6%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 5 3500X by an impressive 66% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 5 3500X and M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking918544
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 5Apple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency12.07no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (2019−2020)no data
Release date24 September 2019 (5 years ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 5 3500X and 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 cores6 (Hexa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads612
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed4.1 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache384 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache3 MB36 MB
L3 cache32 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm5 nm
Number of transistors4,800 million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 5 3500X and 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 5 3500X and M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

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 3500X 8.29
Apple M2 Pro 13.73
+65.6%

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 3500X 13163
Apple M2 Pro 21802
+65.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.29 13.73
Recency 24 September 2019 17 January 2023
Physical cores 6 12
Threads 6 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

Apple M2 Pro has a 65.6% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more physical cores and 100% more threads, and a 40% more advanced lithography process.

The M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 3500X in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 5 3500X is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 5 3500X and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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