AMD Ryzen 3 5425C vs Apple M1

Processor comparisons 12-02-2023

   For example you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a decision after reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 3 5425C vs Apple M1 and decide which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, programming, streaming, rendering, video editing. Here is useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or several benchmarks. A careful analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in software tests like Blender, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), WPrime, Dolphin Emulator, MATLAB, PCMark 10, 7zip, Gears 5, GeekBench 6, 5.2, PassMark, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, AIDA64, Blender, UserBenchmark, 3DMark, RealBench, SuperPi, Furmark, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, VeraCrypt, Prime95.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After looking at the data these benchmarks and videos, you already be able to know which CPU is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 or AMD Ryzen 3 5425C.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 3 5425C

53%

56%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, M1 is 5% better than Ryzen 3 5425C. The data source is several popular tests. More detailed information of the benchmarks is below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 3 5425C

52%

54%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And of course, this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. And if it seems to you that the selected CPU has a little game result, 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: Metro Exodus, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Battlefield V, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, DOTA 2A, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Resident Evil 7 Biohazard, Ghostrunner, Monster Hunter World, Hitman 3, Forza Horizon 4, NBA 2K20, Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Half-Life: Alyx, League of Legends (LOL).

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	91.9	95.8
Valorant	104.4	108.9
Cyberpunk 2077	58.5	61.0
Apex Legends	98.1	102.4
Call of Duty Warzone	78.3	81.7
Overwatch	84.6	88.2
Red Dead Redemption 2	72.0	75.1
DOOM Eternal	52.2	54.5
Warzone	81.4	84.9
Assassin's Creed	87.7	91.5
Valheim	86.7	90.4

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 tested computers not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: FullHD, 2K or 4K. Therefore, the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful 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 3 5425C

254%

388%

To make a finishing choice 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 is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 3 5425C as it consumes less power: 15W vs. 15W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. 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

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for video rendering or video editing, streaming, machine learning, programming, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum efficiency, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account 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 use only one core to run, and all the benefit of multi-core mode are unused.

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 5425C	Apple M1
Cinbench 15 Single-core	249	209
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	900	1163
Cinbench 20 Single-core	657	402
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	2360	1987
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1136	1512
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	5632	7782

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 5425C	Apple M1
Single-Core	3715	3413
Multi-Core	12254	22028

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

	AMD Ryzen 3 5425C	Apple M1
Single-Core	1147	1746
Multi-Core	3795	7683

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the release date of the processor and the possibility of overclocking it. The later the processor is released, the longer it will last in your computer. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system later. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The economy are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 3 5425C	Apple M1
Announcement date	May 29, 2022	October 01, 2020
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP6	M1
Core name	Barcelo	4x Firestorm;4x Icestorm
Architecture	Zen 3+	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	6	1
Turbo Frequency	4.1 MHz
Frequency	2.7 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	4	8
Threads	8	16
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	7 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	4200 millions	16000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	15 W	15 W
Memory type	DDR4	LPDDR4 - Up to 4266MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb
Memory Frequency		4266
Memory bandwidth
L1 cache		2MB
L2 cache	2MB	16MB
L3 cache	8MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number		APL1102

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here M1 is 15% better than Ryzen 3 5425C in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 has 4 more core than Ryzen 3 5425C. 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 3 5425C is better: 10
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 is better: 24
Although it should be understood that all the number in the article above do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple quantitative comparison. Be sure to watch benchmarks video and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 3 5425C and Apple M1 before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 3 5425C - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 3 5425C specs and review.

• Apple M1 specs and review.