Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 3 5300GE

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Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 3 5300GE
4 cores / 8 threads, 35 Watt
8.45

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 3 5300GE by an impressive 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5300GE and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking845462
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesAMD Ryzen 3Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameZen 3no data
Release dateno data17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 3 5300GE and Apple 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 cores4 (Quad-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads812
Base clock speed3.6 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed4.2 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache256 KB3.3 MB
L2 cache2 MB36 MB
L3 cache8 MB24 MB
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Number of transistorsno data40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierYesNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5300GE and Apple 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.

SocketSocket AM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Wattno data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5300GE and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5300GE and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5300GE and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000)Apple M2 Pro 19-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. 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.

Ryzen 3 5300GE 8.45
Apple M2 Pro 14.60
+72.8%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 3 5300GE by 73% based on our aggregate benchmark results.


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.

Benchmark coverage: 68%

Ryzen 3 5300GE 13074
Apple M2 Pro 21653
+65.6%

Apple M2 Pro outperforms Ryzen 3 5300GE by 66% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 8.45 14.60
Physical cores 4 12
Threads 8 12
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm

The Apple M2 Pro is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5300GE in performance tests.

Note that Ryzen 3 5300GE is a desktop processor while Apple M2 Pro is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 3 5300GE and Apple M2 Pro, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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