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AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX
54.2Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
59.5Single-core53.6
54.7Multi-core35.8
40Efficiencyspec-based80
58.2Platformspec-based31.1
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX1 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 54.2 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+19) and single-core (+6). 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 8745HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 60 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 55 vs 36
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB
  • 123% higher PassMark: 31,433 vs 14,122
  • 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 8745HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20252020
Process5 nm5 nm
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M1 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.6 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+59%3.2 GHz
L3 cache32 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,777+19%Top 29%2,340Bottom 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,482+61%Top 32%8,350Bottom 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,500Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—7,760Bottom 23%
PassMark31,433+123%Top 20%14,122Bottom 27%

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