Ryzen 5 8640U vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
+17.9%
Ryzen 5 8640U
2023
6 cores / 12 threads, 28 Watt
13.24

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Ryzen 5 8640U by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 5 8640U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking443570
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency54.7144.75
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point-U (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads1112
Base clock speed2.748 GHz3.5 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.9 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors37000 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 5 8640U 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 configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 5 8640U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 5 8640U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 5 8640U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPUAMD Radeon 760M ( - 2600 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 5 8640U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

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.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 15.61
+17.9%
Ryzen 5 8640U 13.24

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.

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core 24788
+17.9%
Ryzen 5 8640U 21025

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 13.24
Recency 30 October 2023 6 December 2023
Physical cores 11 6
Threads 11 12
Chip lithography 3 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 28 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 17.9% higher aggregate performance score, 83.3% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 5 8640U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 month, and 9.1% more threads.

The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 5 8640U in performance tests.


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