Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 466 | 619 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | Rembrandt (Zen 3+) |
| Power efficiency | 54.78 | 43.88 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Rembrandt U (Zen 3+) (2022) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) | 20 April 2022 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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 | 11 (Undeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 11 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 4.75 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | no data | 4 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 95 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | + |
Compatibility
Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z 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.
| Socket | no data | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M3 Pro 14-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 680M ( - 2200 MHz) |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-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.
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
WebXPRT 3
CrossMark Overall
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 15.48 | 12.86 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 20 April 2022 |
| Physical cores | 11 | 8 |
| Threads | 11 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 6 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 28 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has a 20.4% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 37.5% more physical cores, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 3.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z, on the other hand, has 45.5% more threads.
The Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z in performance tests.
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