Apple M3 Pro 12-Core vs Ryzen 7 5700G
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 5700G by a small 5% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 445 | 407 |
| Place by popularity | 58 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 26.61 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Apple M3 |
| Power efficiency | 22.51 | 56.78 |
| Architecture codename | Cezanne (Zen 3) (2021) | no data |
| Release date | 13 April 2021 (3 years ago) | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $359 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.6 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| Multiplier | 38 | no data |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512K (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | AM4 (1331) mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 95 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 95 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | no data | 37000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | 51.196 GB/s | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) | Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core.
| PCIe version | 3.0 | no 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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
WebXPRT 3
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.46 | 16.20 |
| Recency | 13 April 2021 | 30 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 27 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5700G has 33.3% more threads.
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core, on the other hand, has a 4.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 50% more physical cores, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 140.7% lower power consumption.
Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core.
Note that Ryzen 7 5700G is a desktop processor while Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is a notebook one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 5700G and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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