Ryzen 5 3500 vs Apple M4 (10 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 (10 cores)
2024
10 cores / 10 threads, 40 Watt
14.90
+87.4%
Ryzen 5 3500
6 cores / 6 threads, 65 Watt
7.95

Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Ryzen 5 3500 by an impressive 87% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking5561077
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopDesktop processor
SeriesApple Apple M4AMD Ryzen 5
Power efficiency14.404.73
DesignerAppleAMD
Architecture codenameno dataZen 2 (2017−2020)
Release date7 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)6 (Hexa-Core)
Threads106
Base clock speedno data3.6 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4.1 GHz
L1 cacheno data384 KB
L2 cache4 MB3 MB
L3 cacheno data16 MB
Chip lithography3 nm7 nm, 12 nm
Number of transistors28 Millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibilityno 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 configurationno data1 (Uniprocessor)
Socketno dataSocket AM4
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt65 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 2no 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 typesno dataDDR4-3200
Maximum memory sizeno data128 GB
Max memory channelsno data2
Maximum memory bandwidthno data51.196 GB/s

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple 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.

Apple M4 (10 cores) 14.90
+87.4%
Ryzen 5 3500 7.95

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.

Apple M4 (10 cores) 23955
+87.3%
Ryzen 5 3500 12787

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.90 7.95
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 87.4% 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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