Ryzen 5 3500 vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 3500 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 566 | 1093 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop processor |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 5 |
| Power efficiency | 14.40 | 4.74 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Zen 2 (2017−2020) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (1 year ago) | no data |
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 5 3500 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 | 10 (Deca-Core) | 6 (Hexa-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 6 |
| Base clock speed | no data | 3.6 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 384 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 3 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm, 12 nm |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | no data | - |
| Unlocked multiplier | - | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 5 3500 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 (Uniprocessor) |
| Socket | no data | Socket AM4 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 5 3500. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 5 3500 are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 5 3500. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR4-3200 |
| Maximum memory size | no data | 128 GB |
| Max memory channels | no data | 2 |
| Maximum memory bandwidth | no data | 51.196 GB/s |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | - |
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.70 | 7.32 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 6 |
| Threads | 10 | 6 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 7 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 65 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 87.2% higher aggregate performance score, 66.7% more physical cores and 66.7% more threads, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 62.5% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 5 3500 in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a notebook processor while Ryzen 5 3500 is a desktop one.
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