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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
62.9Single-core53.6
44.2Multi-core35.8
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
68.5iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based31.1
9 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U0 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.4 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+9) and multi-core (+8). 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 8840U

  • Stronger single-core score: 63 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 44 vs 36
  • 500% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 16 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8

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 8840U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple 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 8840U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,700 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory96 GB+500%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)—2,340Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—8,350Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619+8%Bottom 43%1,500Bottom 32%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191+57%Bottom 50%7,760Bottom 25%
PassMark23,390+66%Top 40%14,122Bottom 29%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 22%—

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