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Summary

The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a mobile processor for everyday tasks. The Apple M1 is Apple's System-on-a-Chip for Mac computers.The 12 nm AMD Ryzen 5 3500U (Picasso, Zen+) uses 4 cores / 8 threads, 4 MB L3 cache, and an AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) with 38 GB/s memory bandwidth. The 5 nm Apple M1 (M1 architecture) features 8 cores (4 performance, 4 efficiency cores) / 8 threads, 16 MB L2 cache, and an Apple M1 (8 Core) graphics unit with 68 GB/s memory bandwidth.The Apple M1 significantly outperforms the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U in single-core and multi-core performance. The Apple M1 (8 Core) graphics unit offers noticeably better performance than the AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 of the AMD Ryzen 5 3500U. Its higher memory bandwidth supports a smoother gaming experience.The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is designed for mobile energy efficiency (typ. 15W TDP). Thanks to its 5 nm manufacturing, the Apple M1 offers outstanding energy efficiency with minimal power consumption and cooling requirements. The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is found in more affordable notebooks. The Apple M1 is integrated into higher-priced Apple systems; its price-performance ratio is determined by system integration.The AMD Ryzen 5 3500U is a cost-effective solution for everyday tasks. The Apple M1 offers superior performance and energy efficiency for demanding applications.

AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

• Cost-effective for everyday tasks
• Integrated graphics for casual gaming
• Mobile and energy-efficient

Apple M1

• Superior computing and graphics performance
• Outstanding energy efficiency
• Ideal for demanding applications

Benchmarks

Performance Overview Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance Rank 1 - 100 % Apple M1 Rank 2 - 47 % AMD Ryzen 5 3500U Multi-core performance Rank 1 - 100 % Apple M1 Rank 2 - 41 % AMD Ryzen 5 3500U

Cinebench 2024 Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 112 pts AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 47 % 4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz 53 pts 411 entriesShow all results

Cinebench 2024 Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 509 pts AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 45 % 4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz 228 pts 409 entriesShow all results

Cinebench R23 Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 1,503 pts AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 58 % 4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz 876 pts 681 entriesShow all results

Cinebench R23 Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 7,759 pts AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 46 % 4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz 3,544 pts 656 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 6 Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 2,369 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 41 % 4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz 976 1,960 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 6 Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 8,576 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 34 % 4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz 2,907 1,896 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-CoreSingle-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 1,742 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 42 % 4C / 8T · 3.70 GHz 727 2,507 entriesShow all results

Geekbench 5, 64bit Multi-CoreMulti-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 7,650 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 34 % 4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz 2,579 2,478 entriesShow all results

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

Apple M1 100 % Apple M1 (8 Core) 2,610 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 47 % AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge) 1,229 2,190 entriesShow all results

Blender 3.1 BenchmarkMulti-core performance

Apple M1 100 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 117 AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 28 % 4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz 33 212 entriesShow all results

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)Multi-core performance

Apple M1 55 % 8C / 8T · 3.20 GHz 314.0 s AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 100 % 4C / 8T · 3.00 GHz 574.1 s 190 entriesShow all results

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC) 411 entries Cinebench 2024 (MC) 409 entries Cinebench R23 (SC) 681 entries Cinebench R23 (MC) 656 entries Geekbench 6 (SC) 1,960 entries Geekbench 6 (MC) 1,896 entries Geekbench 5 (SC) 2,507 entries Geekbench 5 (MC) 2,478 entries Cinebench R20 (SC) 666 entries Cinebench R20 (MC) 614 entries FP32 SP (iGPU) 2,190 entries Blender 3.1 Benchmark 212 entries PassMark CPU-Mark 2,488 entries Blender 2.81 (bmw27) 190 entries CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (SC) 244 entries CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (MC) 746 entries V-Ray CPU-Render 250 entries Cinebench R15 (SC) 1,111 entries Cinebench R15 (MC) 1,107 entries Geekbench 3 (SC) 942 entries Geekbench 3 (MC) 938 entries Cinebench R11.5 (SC) 825 entries Cinebench R11.5 (MC) 836 entries CPU performance per watt (efficiency) 140 entries AI performance (NPU) 200 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	Apple M1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Family	Apple M series (34)	AMD Ryzen 5 (100)
CPU group	Apple M1 (9)	AMD Ryzen 3000U (10)
Architecture	M1	Picasso (Zen+)
Technology	5 nm	12 nm
Segment	Notebook	Notebook
Socket	FP5
Predecessor
Successor	Apple M2

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	Apple M1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 8	4 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✗	✓
Core architecture	hybrid (big.LITTLE)	normal
Core Cluster 1:	4x Firestorm0.60 - 3.20 GHz	4x2.10 - 3.70 GHz
Core Cluster 2:	4x Icestorm0.60 - 2.06 GHz
L2-Cache	16.00 MB
L3-Cache	4.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	Apple M1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
GPU name	Apple M1 (8 Core)	AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Raven Ridge)
GPU frequency	0.39 - 1.30 GHz	1.20 GHz
CUs / Shader	128 / 1024	8 / 512
Raytracing	✗	✗
Max. displays	2	3
Max. GPU Memory	8 GB	2 GB
Technology	5 nm	14 nm
Release date	Q4/2020	Q1/2018

NPU AI performance

Wischen	Apple M1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
AI hardware	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	16 Neural cores @ 11 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	Apple M1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Memory	LPDDR4X-4266 (68.2 GB/s)	DDR4-2400 (38.4 GB/s)
Max. Memory	16 GB	32 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	Yes
PCIe	4.0	3.0 x 12
PCIe Bandwidth	11.8 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	Apple M1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
TDP	18 W	15 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up	20 W	35 W
TDP down	10 W	12 W
T. junction max.	105 °C

Technical details

Wischen	Apple M1	AMD Ryzen 5 3500U
Chip design	Monolithic	Chiplet
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	macOS	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Instruction set	Armv8.5-A (64 bit)	x86-64 (64 bit)
ISA extensions	Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, FMA3
Release date	Q4/2020	Q1/2019
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of Apple M1 is 4.5 stars (678 ratings), while AMD Ryzen 5 3500U has received 3.8 stars (79 ratings). Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

Apple M1 8C / 8T · 0.60 - 3.20 GHz ★★★★★ AMD Ryzen 5 3500U 4C / 8T · 2.10 - 3.70 GHz ★★★★★

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