Apple M1 Pro vs Ryzen 9 3950X

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M1 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in performance ranking	172	601
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.22	no data
Market segment	Desktop processor	Laptop
Series	AMD Ryzen 9	Apple M-Series
Architecture codename	Matisse (Zen 2) (2019−2020)	no data
Release date	14 November 2019 (4 years ago)	18 October 2021 (2 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$799	no data
Current price	$1272 (1.6x MSRP)	$11.95

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M1 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 cores	16 (Hexadeca-Core)	10 (Deca-Core)
Threads	32	10
Base clock speed	3.5 GHz	2.064 GHz
Boost clock speed	4.7 GHz	3.22 GHz
L1 cache	96K (per core)	2.9 MB
L2 cache	512K (per core)	28 MB
L3 cache	64 MB	24 MB
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Die size	2 x 72 mm + 125 mm (IO-Die) mm2	no data
Number of transistors	19,200 million	33700 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data
Unlocked multiplier	Yes	No

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M1 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration	1 (Uniprocessor)	no data
Socket	AM4	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	105 Watt	no data

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M1 Pro. 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	+	no data
AVX	+	no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M1 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V

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no data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 3950X and Apple M1 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory types	DDR4 Dual-channel	no data
Maximum memory size	128 GB	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

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Apple M1 Pro 16-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.

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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 9 3950X outperforms Apple M1 Pro by 113% based on our aggregated benchmark results.

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Pros & cons summary

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Performance score	25.09	11.79
Recency	14 November 2019	18 October 2021
Physical cores	16	10
Threads	32	10
Chip lithography	7 nm	5 nm

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