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AMD Ryzen 7 7840U vs Apple M3 (8-core)

WINNER
A
54.7Inno Score
VS
Apple M3 (8-core)
50.7Inno Score
48.6Single-core63.3
36.7Multi-core30.9
74.2Efficiency100
92iGPU0
62.2Platform26.5
5 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 7840U3 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 54.7 to 50.7, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+92) and platform (+36). Apple M3 (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 Multi-core score: 37 vs 31
  • Stronger platform score: 62 vs 27
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)

  • Stronger Single-core score: 63 vs 49
  • Stronger efficiency score: 100 vs 74
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 20% higher Geekbench 6 (single): 3,090 vs 2,580

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M3 (8-core)
Announced20232023
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M3 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.3 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+26%4.1 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M3 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,700 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M3 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 7840UApple M3 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,5803,090+20%
Geekbench 6 (multi)11,70011,700
Cinebench R23 (single)1,7401,900+9%
Cinebench R23 (multi)14,500+39%10,400
PassMark28,400—

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