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Apple M2

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M2 and AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Larger L3 Cache: 96 MB (8 MB system level cache vs 96 MB)
Newer Launch Date: April 2023 (June 2022 vs April 2023)

Basic

Apple

Label Name

AMD

June 2022

Launch Date

April 2023

Laptop

Platform

Desktop

Apple Avalanche + Apple Blizzard

CPU Architecture

Apple M2

CPU Name

Apple M2

Model Name

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

Code Name

Raphael AM5

TSMC

Foundry

Apple M2 series

Generation

Zen 4

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

Basic Frequency

4.2 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 5 GHz

2.42 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

NEON

Instruction Set Extensions

3.48 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

ARMv8.6-A, NEON

Extended Instruction Set

P-cores: 192 KB instruction + 128 KB data per core; E-cores: 128 KB instruction + 64 KB data per core

L1 Cache

512 KB

P-core cluster: 16 MB; E-core cluster: 4 MB

L2 Cache

8 MB

8 MB system level cache

L3 Cache

96 MB

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

AM5

5 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 5nm FinFET

TDP

120W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

89°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe® 5.0

ARMv8.6-A

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

20 billion

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

128-bit

Memory Bus Width

Unified LPDDR5-6400

Memory Type

DDR5

LPDDR5-6400

LPDDR5 Speed

24 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

128 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

100 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

6400 MT/s

Maximum Memory Speed

2x1R DDR5-5200, 2x2R DDR5-5200, 4x1R DDR5-3600, 4x2R DDR5-3600

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

Yes (Requires mobo support)

GPU Specifications

Thunderbolt 3 / USB4 with DisplayPort

External Display Standard

Apple M2 GPU

GPU Name

Up to 6K 60Hz external display

Max External Display Resolution

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; up to 8K H.264 and HEVC decode; multiple 4K and 8K ProRes streams

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; up to 8K H.264 and HEVC decode

Video Encode

Apple media engine with ProRes acceleration

Video Processing Unit

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

AMD Radeon™ Graphics

1398 MHz

GPU Max Dynamic Frequency

Graphics Core Count

Graphics Frequency

2200 MHz

One external display up to 6K 60Hz

Number of Displays Supported

Metal, OpenCL

GPU APIs

Up to 3.6 TFLOPS FP32

Graphics Performance