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

WINNER
A
54.7Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
34.4Inno Score
48.6Single-core36.5
36.7Multi-core20.8
74.2Efficiency77.1
92iGPU0
62.2Platform20
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7840U0 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 54.7 to 34.4, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+92) and platform (+42). Apple M1 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

  • Stronger Single-core score: 49 vs 37
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 37 vs 21
  • Stronger platform score: 62 vs 20
  • 1500% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 16 GB
  • 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 7840U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M1 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+59%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

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

Memory

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,580+10%2,340
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,700+40%8,350
Cinebench R23 (single)1,740+16%1,500
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,500+87%7,760
PassMark28,400—

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