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Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) vs AMD Ryzen 7 3700X. Specifications, performance, tests

Overall score
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Released
Q1/2022
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
Released
Q3/2019
Overall score
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AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

What's the best choice Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X? Which processor is faster?

We have prepared a comparison to help you choose the best processor. Compare their specifications and benchmarks.

Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) has a maximum frequency of 3.20 GHz. 20 / 20 Cores. Power consumption of 60 W. Released in Q1/2022.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700X has a maximum frequency of 3.60 GHz. 8 Cores. Power consumption of 65 W. Released in Q3/2019.

Differences

  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    18 left arrow score
  • More number of cores

    12 times more cores

    20 left arrow 8
  • Performance per watt

    times less performance per watt

    60 W left arrow 65 W

Positions in all rankings

Common positions Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    106 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    44 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    96 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    29 place
  • iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
    3 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    56 place
  • Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
    3 place
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X Reasons to consider
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
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  • Place in the overall ranking

    (based on several benchmarks)

    231 left arrow score
  • Higher clock speed

    Around 11% better clock speed

    3.60 GHz left arrow 3.20 GHz

Positions in all rankings

Common positions AMD Ryzen 7 3700X CPU in popular benchmarks, for comparison with other models.

  • Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
    184 place
  • Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
    138 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)
    142 place
  • Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)
    126 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)
    116 place
  • Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)
    133 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
    338 place
  • Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
    291 place
  • Monero Hashrate kH/s
    32 place
  • Blender 2.81 (bmw27)
    156 place
  • Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
    190 place

Specifications

Technical data
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
CPU family and group

Background information about the processors being compared, series, generation and market segment.

  • Family
    Apple M series left arrow AMD Ryzen
  • CPU group
    Apple M1 left arrow AMD Ryzen 3000
  • Segment
    Mobile left arrow Desktop / Server
  • Generation
    1 left arrow 3
  • Predecessor
    -- left arrow AMD Ryzen 7 2700X
CPU Technical specs

Basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base and turbo frequency, and cache size. These parameters indirectly tell about the speed of the processor, the higher they are the better.

  • Core architecture
    hybrid (big.LITTLE) left arrow normal
  • Overclocking
    No left arrow Yes
IGPU

Internal Graphics does not affect the performance of the CPU, performs the work of the graphics card in its absence or on mobile devices.

  • GPU name
    Apple M1 Ultra (64 Core) left arrow no iGPU
  • GPU frequency
    1.30 GHz left arrow
  • GPU (Turbo)
    No turbo left arrow No turbo
  • Execution units
    1024 left arrow
  • Shader
    8192 left arrow
  • Max. GPU Memory
    64 GB left arrow --
  • Max. displays
    3 left arrow
  • Generation
    1 left arrow
  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow
Hardware codec support

Built-in codecs used to encode and decode content. Significantly speeds up the required operations.

  • h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • h264
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • VP8
    Decode left arrow No
  • VP9
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
  • AV1
    No left arrow No
  • AVC
    Decode left arrow No
  • VC-1
    Decode left arrow No
  • JPEG
    Decode / Encode left arrow No
Memory specs & PCI

Types, channel quantity of RAM supported by AMD Ryzen 7 3700X and Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU). Depending on the motherboards, higher or lower memory frequencies may be supported.

  • Memory type
    LPDDR5-6400 left arrow DDR4-3200
  • Max. Memory
    128 GB left arrow 128 GB
  • Memory channels
    8 (Octa Channel) left arrow 2
  • ECC
    No left arrow Yes
Thermal Management

Compare the TDP requirements of TDP Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X to select a cooling system. Note, the TDP value refers to thermal watts, not electrical watts.

  • TDP (PL1)
    60 W left arrow 65 W
  • TDP up
    120 W left arrow --
  • Tjunction max.
    -- left arrow 95 °C
Technologies and extensions

Architecture, interfaces, additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) and Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU), virtual machine technologies and process technology.

  • Technology
    5 nm left arrow 7 nm
  • Socket
    N/A left arrow AM4
  • L2-Cache
    52.00 MB left arrow --
  • L3-Cache
    -- left arrow 32.00 MB
  • Architecture
    M1 left arrow Matisse (Zen 2)
  • Virtualization
    Apple Virtualization Framework left arrow AMD-V, SVM
  • Instruction set (ISA)
    ARMv8-A64 (64 bit) left arrow x86-64 (64 bit)
  • ISA extensions
    Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation left arrow SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
  • Release date
    Q1/2022 left arrow Q3/2019

Benchmarks

Performance tests CPUs

Based on the results of several benchmarks, you can more accurately estimate the difference in performance between Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU) and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X.

Compare the synthetic test values and choose the best processor!

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 SC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows uses one CPU core, with no hypetrading
1534
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
1294
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Maxon's Cinebench R23 MC is a cross-platform test suite for macOs and Windows using a multi-core and hyperthreading
24189
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
12355
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 SC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
1793
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
1252
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)
Geekbench 5 MC is a popular cross-platform performance test for desktop or mobile processors that uses system memory intensively
24055
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
8732
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X
Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark
PassMark is a test suite that performs complex mathematical calculations to determine CPU performance on file compression, encryption and physics-related tasks
41059
Apple M1 Ultra (64-GPU)
22845
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X

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