Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 383 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | AMD Strix Point (Zen 5/5c, Ryzen AI 3/5/7/9) |
| Power efficiency | 58.24 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Point (Zen 5) (2024) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 1 October 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 | 12 (Dodeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360 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 | FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), Secure Processor, SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 880M |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 1 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 AMD Zen 5 AMD Zen 5c |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 28 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has 50% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 11 months, and 33.3% more threads.
We couldn't decide between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360. We've got no test results to judge.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 7 PRO 360, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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