Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Ryzen 7 3700X

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Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M4 (8 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking514not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation19.34no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen 7Apple M4
Power efficiency20.66no data
Architecture codenameMatisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)no data
Release date7 July 2019 (5 years ago)28 October 2024 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$329no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads168
Base clock speed3.6 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz4 GHz
L1 cache96K (per core)no data
L2 cache512K (per core)no data
L3 cache32 MBno data
Chip lithography7 nm, 12 nm3 nm
Number of transistors19,200 millionno data
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M4 (8 cores) 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 configuration1 (Uniprocessor)no data
SocketAM4no data
Power consumption (TDP)65 Watt5 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M4 (8 cores). 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 Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Dual-channelno data
Maximum memory size128 GBno data
Max memory channels2no data
Maximum memory bandwidth51.196 GB/sno data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-Apple M4 8-core GPU

Pros & cons summary


Recency 7 July 2019 28 October 2024
Threads 16 8
Chip lithography 7 nm 3 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 65 Watt 5 Watt

Ryzen 7 3700X has 100% more threads.

Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 5 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 1200% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M4 (8 cores). We've got no test results to judge.


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