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AMD Ryzen 7 3700U vs Apple M3 (8-core)

AMD Ryzen 7 3700U
32.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M3 (8-core)
57.6Inno Score
22.2Single-core69.8
24.5Multi-core43.3
70.8Efficiencyspec-based93.3
39.6iGPU—
24.4Platformspec-based35
0 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 3700U7 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M3 (8-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.6 to 32.4, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+48) and multi-core (+19). 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

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 22
  • Stronger multi-core score: 43 vs 25
  • 243% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 11,700 vs 3,412
  • 207% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,090 vs 1,006
  • 172% higher PassMark: 19,056 vs 7,007

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M3 (8-core)
Announced20192023
Process12 nm3 nm+75%
Base TDP15 W—
Max TDP35 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M3 (8-core)
Cores48+100%
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores—4
Threads88
Base clock2.3 GHz—
Boost clock4 GHz4.1 GHz+1%
L3 cache4 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M3 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon RX Vega 10Apple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock1,400 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M3 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR4-2400LPDDR5-6400
Max memory—24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 3700U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 3700UApple M3 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)1,006Bottom 1%3,090+207%Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)3,412Bottom 4%11,700+243%Top 48%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,900Top 29%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—10,400Bottom 42%
PassMark7,007Bottom 13%19,056+172%Bottom 48%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)724Bottom 26%—

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