Apple M3 Pro 12-Core vs Ryzen 7 5800X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 5800X and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	315	429
Place by popularity	80	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	40.12	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 7	Apple M3
Architecture codename	Vermeer (Zen 3)	no data
Release date	5 November 2020 (3 years ago)	30 October 2023 (less than a year ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$449	no data
Current price	$329 (0.7x MSRP)	no data

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 5800X and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 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	8 (Octa-Core)	12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads	16	126 x 4.1  GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7  GHz Apple M3 E-Core
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.748 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	4.06 GHz
L1 cache	64K (per core)	no data
L2 cache	512K (per core)	no data
L3 cache	32 MB	no data
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Die size	2 x 80.7 sq. mm; I/O = 125 mm2	no data
Maximum core temperature	90 °C	no data
Maximum case temperature (TCase)	95 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	37000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 5800X and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 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 configuration	1	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	27 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	DDR4-3200 RAM, PCIe 4, MMX (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA	no data
AES-NI	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core are enumerated here.

AMD-V

+

no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	no data
Max memory channels	2	no data
Maximum memory bandwidth	51.196 GB/s	no data
ECC memory support	-	no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

-

Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core.

PCIe version

4.0

no 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.

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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 7 5800X outperforms Apple M3 Pro 12-Core by 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	18.03	15.23
Recency	5 November 2020	30 October 2023
Physical cores	8	12
Threads	16	126 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core
Chip lithography	7 nm	3 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	27 Watt

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