Apple M2
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
Apple M2
VS
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X

Which to select

What to choose and what is the difference between Apple M2 and AMD Ryzen 5 3600X? Which processor is more powerful and faster to accomplish your task? The processor with the best specifications and a winner in benchmarks is your choice!

CPU generation and family

Processor nomenclature, family, group and segment.

Apple M2
Name
Mobile
Segment
Apple M2
CPU group
Apple M series
Family
2
Generation
--
Predecessor
--
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

What to choose Apple M2 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X? The greater the value of the characteristic (highlighted in green), the better.

3.50 GHz
Frequency
3.80 GHz
8
CPU Cores
6
No turbo
Turbo (1 Core)
4.40 GHz
8
CPU Threads
12
No
Hyperthreading
Yes
No
Overclocking
Yes
No turbo
Turbo (8 Cores)
no data
Turbo (6 Cores)
4.20 GHz
hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core architecture
4x Unknown
A core
4x Unknown
B core
--
C core

Internal Graphics

The graphics chip allows the processor to perform complex calculation and display tasks. The more memory and the higher the clock frequency, the better. Determine the winner, who has the better chip? Apple M2 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600X. 

Apple M2 (8 Core)
GPU name
3.50 GHz
GPU frequency
No turbo
GPU (Turbo)
No turbo
2
Generation
128
Execution units
no data
Max. Memory
--
3
Max. displays
5 nm
Technology
Q1/2022
Release date
16 GB
Max. GPU Memory

Hardware codec support

Technical information that will be of interest to specialists and does not affect the performance of the processor. It can be skipped in the comparison.

Decode / Encode
h264
No
Decode / Encode
JPEG
No
no data
h265 8bit
No
no data
h265 10bit
No
Decode
VP8
No
Decode / Encode
VP9
No
Decode
VC-1
No
Decode
AVC
No
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (8 bit)
Decode / Encode
h265 / HEVC (10 bit)
Decode
AV1

Memory & PCIe

The interfaces and standards of RAM that the processor supports. The more modern the standard and the larger the memory capacity, the better.

LPDDR5-5500
Memory type
DDR4-3200
16 GB
Max. Memory
128 GB
2
Memory channels
2
No
ECC
Yes
4.0
PCIe version
4.0
PCIe lanes
20

Memory & PCIe

Encryption

Data encryption standards supported by CPUs

Yes
AES-NI
Yes

Thermal Management

TDP is the maximum amount of heat generated by the processor. It is used when selecting a cooling system. The higher the TDP, the more heat the cooling system will have to dissipate.

no data
TDP
95 W
--
Tjunction max.
95 °C
20 W
TDP up
--
10 W
TDP down
--
15 W
TDP (PL1)
--
TDP (PL2)

Technical details

These are key parameters that will help you determine which CPU is better. Pay special attention to the release date, technological aspects of the manufacturing process (measured in nanometers), and the third-level cache (L3).

--
L3-Cache
32.00 MB
5 nm
Technology
7 nm (Matisse)
M2
Architecture
Zen 2
None
Virtualization
AMD-V, SEV
N/A
Socket
AM4
Q1/2022
Release date
Q3/2019
no data
Market price
ca. 215 $
ARMv8-A64 (64 bit)
Instruction set (ISA)
AMD64
16.00 MB
L2-Cache
3.00 MB
--
Part Number
100-100000022BOX
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
ISA extensions

Devices using this processor

Devices that can use this type of processor, desktop or laptop.

Apple MacBook Air 14 (2022)
Used in
Multimedia, Office PC

User rating

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