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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Apple M2 (8-core)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
32.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
22.2Single-core58.1
24.5Multi-core38.7
70.8Efficiencyspec-based80
39.6iGPU—
24.4Platformspec-based35
1 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 3700U6 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M2 (8-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 50.4 to 32.4, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+36) and multi-core (+14). AMD Ryzen 7 3700U still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 3700U

  • 15% higher Boost clock: 4 GHz vs 3.5 GHz

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 58 vs 22
  • Stronger multi-core score: 39 vs 25
  • 186% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 9,750 vs 3,412
  • 158% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 2,600 vs 1,006
  • 123% higher PassMark: 15,648 vs 7,007

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M2 (8-core)
Announced20192022
Process12 nm5 nm+58%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP35 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M2 (8-core)
Cores48+100%
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores—4
Threads88
Base clock2.3 GHz—
Boost clock4 GHz+15%3.5 GHz
L3 cache4 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 10Apple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock1,400 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR4-2400LPDDR5-6400
Max memory—24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,006Bottom 1%2,600+158%Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,412Bottom 4%9,750+186%Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,580Bottom 39%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—8,700Bottom 30%
PassMark7,007Bottom 13%15,648+123%Bottom 32%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)724Bottom 26%—

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