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AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme vs Apple M3 (8-core)

AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme
57.6Inno Score
VS
Apple M3 (8-core)
57.6Inno Score
67.2Single-core69.8
47.4Multi-core43.3
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
49.3Platformspec-based35
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme4 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

This one is close to a dead heat: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme scores 57.6 against 57.6 for Apple M3 (8-core). Pick by the categories that matter to you — AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme edges ahead in multi-core, or by price.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme

  • Stronger multi-core score: 47 vs 43
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 32% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,686 vs 10,400
  • 25% higher Efficiency cores: 5 vs 4
  • 23% higher Boost clock: 5 GHz vs 4.1 GHz

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)

  • 33% higher Performance cores: 4 vs 3
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 21% higher PassMark (single thread): 4,705 vs 3,899
  • 11% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,090 vs 2,781

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeApple M3 (8-core)
Announced20252023
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP35 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeApple M3 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores34+33%
Efficiency cores5+25%4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5 GHz+23%4.1 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeApple M3 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon Graphics (16 cores)Apple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeApple M3 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory—24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen Z2 ExtremeApple M3 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,781Top 30%3,090+11%Top 10%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,316+5%Top 43%11,700Top 50%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,963+3%Top 22%1,900Top 31%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,686+32%Top 50%10,400Bottom 33%
PassMark23,200+22%Top 47%19,056Bottom 38%
PassMark (single thread)3,899Top 31%4,705+21%Top 4%

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