Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Apple M3 Pro 12-Core
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen AI 9 365 outperforms Apple M3 Pro 12-Core by a moderate 11% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 9 365 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 416 | 347 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple M3 | no data |
| Power efficiency | 56.28 | 60.22 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Strix Point (2024) |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (1 year ago) | July 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 9 365 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) | 10 (Deca-Core) |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 5 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 80 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 24 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 37000 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 9 365 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 configuration | no data | 1 |
| 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 9 365. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | no data | USB 4, XDNA 2 NPU (50 TOPS), SMT, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A |
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 9 365 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 9 365. 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 |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 9 365.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 16 |
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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Geekbench 5.5 Single-Core
WebXPRT 3
CrossMark Overall
Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.3 Single-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 16.14 | 17.91 |
| Physical cores | 12 | 10 |
| Threads | 12 | 20 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 27 Watt | 28 Watt |
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core has 20% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 3.7% lower power consumption.
Ryzen AI 9 365, on the other hand, has a 11% higher aggregate performance score, and 66.7% more threads.
The Ryzen AI 9 365 is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M3 Pro 12-Core in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 12-Core and Ryzen AI 9 365, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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