AMD Ryzen 7 3700C vs Apple M1 Pro

Processor comparisons 12-02-2023

   For example you have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 3700C vs Apple M1 Pro and understand which is better for games or normal use for programming, video editing, streaming, machine learning, rendering. Here is all information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A step-by-step analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests such as 7zip, VeraCrypt, Prime95, AIDA64, PCMark 10, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), SuperPi, WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, Gears 5, Blender, RealBench, Handbrake, PassMark, 3DMark, Furmark, MATLAB, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

DOOM: Eternal
Last Man Standing
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Rainbow Six Siege
Red Dead Redemption 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Watch Dogs Legion
Valheim
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Overwatch
Fortnite
Borderlands 3
Valorant
Fallout 76
Death Stranding
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Halo Infinite

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you can already make an briefed decision about which processor is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 Pro or AMD Ryzen 7 3700C.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 3700C

52%

M1 Pro

59%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M1 Pro is 11% better than Ryzen 7 3700C. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 3700C

51%

M1 Pro

57%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor at the moment. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will run games. Because the cost of this processor reaches several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a small game result, just look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of less popular games in which processors were compared: Ghostrunner, NBA 2K20, Hitman 3, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), DOTA 2A, Metro Exodus, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Horizon Zero Dawn, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Forza Horizon 4, Monster Hunter World, Battlefield V, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.3	101.0
Valorant	103.7	114.8
Cyberpunk 2077	58.1	64.3
Apex Legends	97.5	107.9
Call of Duty Warzone	77.8	86.1
Overwatch	84.0	93.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	71.6	79.2
DOOM Eternal	51.9	57.4
Warzone	80.9	89.5
Assassin's Creed	87.1	96.4
Valheim	86.1	95.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The computers participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. To be sure exactly how much performance the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 3700C

218%

M1 Pro

358%

To make a finishing resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 Pro is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 3700C as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 16W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

Let's say you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to reach maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Apple M1 Pro
Cinbench 15 Single-core	149	304
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	715	1716
Cinbench 20 Single-core	374	590
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	1545	2936
Cinbench 23 Single-core	647	2233
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	3756	11512

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core	2050	5046
Multi-Core	7515	32596

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core	981	1723
Multi-Core	3228	12737

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. When the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 3700C	Apple M1 Pro
Announcement date	September 22, 2020	October 07, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP5	M1
Core name	Picasso	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm
Architecture	Zen+	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	3	1
Turbo Frequency	4 MHz
Frequency	2.3 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	4	10
Threads	8	10
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	12 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	4600 millions	34000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	16 W
Memory type		LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz
Max. Memory		32 Gb
Memory Frequency		6400
Memory bandwidth		208 GByte/s
L1 cache		4MB
L2 cache		24MB
L3 cache		24MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	YM370CC4T4MFG	APL1103

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 Pro is 28% better than Ryzen 7 3700C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Pro has 6 more core than Ryzen 7 3700C. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 3700C is better: 3
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Pro is better: 33
Although it should be understood that all the data in the table above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 3700C and Apple M1 Pro before making a decision which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 3700C - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 3700C specs and review.

Apple M1 Pro - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Apple M1 Pro specs and review.