Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 3 3350U
Aggregate performance score
M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 3 3350U by a whopping 282% 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 | 1796 | 713 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Picasso (Ryzen 3000 APU) | Apple Apple M-Series |
| Power efficiency | 9.23 | no data |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Zen+ (2018−2019) | no data |
| Release date | 6 January 2019 (7 years ago) | 17 January 2023 (3 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 3 3350U and M2 Pro 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 | 4 (Quad-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.1 GHz | 2.424 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.5 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| L1 cache | 384 KB | 3.3 MB |
| L2 cache | 2 MB | 36 MB |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 24 MB |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 4500 Million | 40000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 3 3350U and M2 Pro 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 | AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 15 Watt | W |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 3350U and M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | XFR, FMA3, SSE 4.2, AVX2, SMT | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000) ( - 1200 MHz) | Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU |
Synthetic benchmarks
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.
Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 3.28 | 12.54 |
| Recency | 6 January 2019 | 17 January 2023 |
| Physical cores | 4 | 12 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| Chip lithography | 12 nm | 5 nm |
Apple M2 Pro has a 282.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 200% more physical cores and 200% more threads, and a 140% more advanced lithography process.
The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD Ryzen 3 3350U in performance tests.
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