Apple M3 vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

66 out 100
Apple M3
VS
62 out 100
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3, vs AMD Ryzen 5 7500F. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M3 and AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M3
1904
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
1819
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3
10454
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
13809
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M3
140
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
114
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M3
712
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
847
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M3
4742
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
3843
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M3
19187
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
26844
Integer Math42.2 GOps/s79.3 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math48.6 GOps/s47.2 GOps/s
Prime Number Search235 M primes/s200 M primes/s
Random String Sort27.6 M strings/s36 M strings/s
Data Encryption11.5 GB/s17.5 GB/s
Data Compression228.1 MB/s306.6 MB/s
Physics1866 frames/s1795 frames/s
Extended Instructions10 M matrices/s228 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M3
3009
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
2766
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3
11815
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
13306
File Compression1260 MB/s1530 MB/s
Clang Compilation94.7 KLines/s95 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser264.5 pages/s300.3 pages/s
PDF Rendering313.9 MP/sec348.4 MP/sec
Text Processing297 pages/s295.5 pages/s
Background Blur50.2 frames/s43.4 frames/s
Photo Processing114.8 frames/s108.3 frames/s
Ray Tracing12.9 MP/sec20.4 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M3
160.35
AMD Ryzen 5 7500F
202.93

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 590.8 PPW 204.7 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 959.4 PPW 413 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 35.6 PPW 13 PPW
Blender / W 8.02 PPW 3.12 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple AMD
Announced October, 30, 2023 July, 23, 2023
Type Laptop use PC use
Architecture ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Zen 4 (Raphael)
Integrated GPU Apple M3 GPU No

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 6
Threads 4 12
Frequency 4.05 GHz 3.7 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 5 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.75 GHzn/a
General
Cores count86
Threads count812
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier40x37x
L1 cache192 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cachen/a32 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoYes

Package

Transistor count 25 billion 6.5 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 5 nm
Power (TDP) 20 W 65 W
Socket Apple M-Socket AM5
Critical temp. 100 °C 95 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 DDR5-5200
Max Size 24 GB 128 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 102.4 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 5.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 28

Results

No clear favorite identified yet; updates may follow as new data arrives.

Survey

Which CPU would you pick?
9 (37.5%)
15 (62.5%)
Total Votes: 24

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