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AMD Ryzen 7 7840U vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
59Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
60.8Single-core58.1
47.5Multi-core38.7
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
68.5iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based35
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7840U1 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 59 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+9) and single-core (+3). 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 7 7840U

  • Stronger multi-core score: 48 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 67% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 14,500 vs 8,700

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

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

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M2 (8-core)
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M2 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+46%3.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,700 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,580Top 46%2,600+1%Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,700+20%Top 49%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,740+10%Top 50%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,500+67%Top 40%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark24,388+56%Top 39%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 23%—

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