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AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX
54.2Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
59.5Single-core58.1
54.7Multi-core38.7
40Efficiencyspec-based80
58.2Platformspec-based35
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX1 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 54.2 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+16) and single-core (+1). 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 8745HX

  • Stronger multi-core score: 55 vs 39
  • 167% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 24 GB
  • 101% higher PassMark: 31,433 vs 15,648
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8

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 8745HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M2 (8-core)
Announced20252022
Process5 nm5 nm
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M2 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.6 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+46%3.5 GHz
L3 cache32 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB+167%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8745HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8745HXApple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,777+7%Top 29%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,482+38%Top 32%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)—1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)—8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark31,433+101%Top 20%15,648Bottom 33%

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