Ryzen 7 5825U vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
2023
12 cores / 126 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core threads, 27 Watt
15.21
+28%

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 5825U by a significant 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 5825U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking429609
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple M3AMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)
Architecture codenameno dataBarcelo-U (Zen 3)
Release date30 October 2023 (less than a year ago)6 January 2022 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 5825U 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads126 x 4.1  GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7  GHz Apple M3 E-Core16
Base clock speed2.748 GHz2 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz4.5 GHz
L1 cacheno data64K (per core)
L2 cacheno data512K (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm
Die sizeno data180 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data95 °C
Number of transistors37000 Million10,700 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno data+
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 5825U 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 dataFP6
Power consumption (TDP)27 Watt15 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 5825U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataDDR4-3200/LPDDR4x-4266 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 3, 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
AES-NIno data+
FMAno data+
AVXno data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 5825U are enumerated here.

AMD-Vno data+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 5825U. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR4

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

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Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen 7 5825U.

PCIe versionno data3.0
PCI Express lanesno data16

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 12-Core 15.21
+28%
Ryzen 7 5825U 11.88

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 5825U by 28% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Benchmark coverage: 15%

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 2163
+21.7%
Ryzen 7 5825U 1778

Apple M3 Pro 12-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 5825U by 22% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.21 11.88
Recency 30 October 2023 6 January 2022
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 126 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 7 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 15 Watt

The Apple M3 Pro 12-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 5825U in performance tests.


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