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AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
59.2Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
61.5Single-core53.6
51.2Multi-core35.8
65.4Efficiencyspec-based80
68.5iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based31.1
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS0 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 59.2 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+15) and single-core (+8). Apple M1 (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 7 7840HS

  • Stronger single-core score: 62 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 36
  • 1500% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 16 GB
  • 114% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 16,600 vs 7,760
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP35 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSApple M1 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.8 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+59%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,700 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory256 GB+1500%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840HSApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,610+12%Top 43%2,340Bottom 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,600+51%Top 41%8,350Bottom 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,760+17%Top 46%1,500Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,600+114%Top 32%7,760Bottom 23%
PassMark28,241+100%Top 26%14,122Bottom 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 23%—

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