Apple M2 vs Ryzen 3 5400U

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Aggregated performance score

Ryzen 3 5400U
2021
4 cores / 8 threads
7.13
Apple M2
2022
8 cores / 8 threads
8.25
+15.7%

Apple M2 outperforms Ryzen 3 5400U by 16% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

Primary Details

Comparing Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M2 processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking909839
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesAMD Cezanne (Zen 3, Ryzen 5000)Apple Apple M-Series
Architecture codenameCezanne-U (Zen 3)no data
Release date12 January 2021 (3 years ago)10 June 2022 (1 year ago)

Detailed Specifications

Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M2 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)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads88
Base clock speed2.6 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed4 GHz3.48 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)2 MB
L2 cache512K (per core)20 MB
L3 cache8 MB (shared)no data
Chip lithography7 nm5 nm
Die size180 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature105 °Cno data
Number of transistors10,700 million20000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M2 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP6no data
Power consumption (TDP)15 Watt20 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M2. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsDDR4-3200/LPDDR4-4266 RAM, PCIe 3, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SMEno data
AES-NI+no data
FMA+no data
AVX+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M2 are enumerated here.

AMD-V+no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M2. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4, DDR4no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardAMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 4000/5000)Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 3 5400U and Apple M2.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes8no data

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 5400U 7.13
Apple M2 8.25
+15.7%

Apple M2 outperforms Ryzen 3 5400U by 16% based on our aggregated 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 5400U 11029
Apple M2 14933
+35.4%

Apple M2 outperforms Ryzen 3 5400U by 35% in Passmark.

Gaming performance

Pros & Cons Summary


Performance score 7.13 8.25
Recency 12 January 2021 10 June 2022
Physical cores 4 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 15 Watt 20 Watt

The Apple M2 is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 3 5400U in performance tests.


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