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AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS
55.4Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
59.3Single-core58.1
44.1Multi-core38.7
65.4Efficiencyspec-based80
64.9iGPU—
58.8Platformspec-based35
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS2 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 55.4 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+5) and single-core (+1). Apple M2 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Which would you pick?

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS

  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 50% higher Performance cores: 6 vs 4
  • 50% higher threads: 12 vs 8
  • 49% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 13,000 vs 8,700

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

  • 33% higher cores: 8 vs 6

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSApple M2 (8-core)
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP35 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSApple M2 (8-core)
Cores68+33%
Performance cores6+50%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads12+50%8
Base clock4.3 GHz—
Boost clock5 GHz+43%3.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSApple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 760MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,600 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSApple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 5 8645HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 5 8645HSApple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,520Bottom 49%2,600+3%Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)10,300+6%Bottom 41%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,700+8%Bottom 45%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)13,000+49%Top 49%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark21,977+40%Top 47%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,260Top 33%—

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