Apple M4 (8 cores) vs Ryzen 7 5800X3D
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 5800X3D outperforms Apple M4 (8 cores) by a substantial 36% 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 | 413 | 671 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | 29.67 | no data |
| Market segment | Desktop processor | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Ryzen 7 | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 6.49 | 100.00 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Manufacturer | TSMC | no data |
| Architecture codename | Vermeer (Zen3) (2020−2022) | no data |
| Release date | 20 April 2022 (3 years ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $449 | no data |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
Performance per price, higher is better.
Performance to price scatter graph
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 5800X3D and 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 cores | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 3.4 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 4.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64 KB (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 512 KB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 96 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm, 12 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 74 + 125 mm | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 90 °C | no data |
| Maximum case temperature (TCase) | 90 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 8,850 million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 5800X3D and 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | AM4 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 5800X3D and M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 86x MMX(+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A,-64, AMD-V, AES, AVX, AVX2, FMA3, SHA, Precision Boost 2 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 5800X3D and M4 (8 cores) are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 5800X3D and M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4-3200 | no data |
| Maximum memory size | 128 GB | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | N/A | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 5800X3D and M4 (8 cores).
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | 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.
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.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 17.61 | 12.93 |
| Recency | 20 April 2022 | 28 October 2024 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 7 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 105 Watt | 5 Watt |
Ryzen 7 5800X3D has a 36.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 100% more threads.
Apple M4 (8 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 2 years, a 133.3% more advanced lithography process, and 2000% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M4 (8 cores) in performance tests.
Note that Ryzen 7 5800X3D is a desktop processor while Apple M4 (8 cores) is a notebook one.
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