Apple M3 Pro 12-Core vs Ryzen 7 6800H

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 6800H
2022
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
14.72
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 27 Watt
16.11
+9.4%

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 6800H by a small 9% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 6800H and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking482416
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Rembrandt (Zen 3+)Apple M3
Power efficiency30.9656.47
Architecture codenameRembrandt-H (Zen 3+) (2022)no data
Release dateJanuary 2022 (2 years ago)30 October 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 6800H 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.2 GHz2.748 GHz
Boost clock speed4.7 GHz4.06 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache16 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography6 nm3 nm
Die size208 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature95 °Cno data
Number of transistorsno data37000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 6800H 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP7no data
Power consumption (TDP)45 Watt27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 6800H and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. 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+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 6800H 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 6800H and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz)Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 6800H and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core.

PCIe version4.0no 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 7 6800H 14.72
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 16.11
+9.4%

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 7 6800H 23380
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 25587
+9.4%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 6800H 2136
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2163
+1.3%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 6800H 9331
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 15298
+63.9%

Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 6800H 1551
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2327
+50.1%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 6800H 278
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 427
+53.6%

CrossMark Overall

Ryzen 7 6800H 1590
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 1977
+24.3%

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 6800H 9585
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 15480
+61.5%

Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core

Ryzen 7 6800H 2056
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 3138
+52.6%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.72 16.11
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 6 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 45 Watt 27 Watt

Ryzen 7 6800H has 33.3% more threads.

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core, on the other hand, has a 9.4% higher aggregate performance score, 50% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Ryzen 7 6800H and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core.


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