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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Apple M4 (10-core)

AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
57.4Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M4 (10-core)
65.2Inno Score
62.9Single-core83.5
44.2Multi-core51
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
68.5iGPU—
55.5Platformspec-based40
4 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 8840U6 spec wins — Apple M4 (10-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M4 (10-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.2 to 57.4, pulling ahead mainly in single-core (+21) and multi-core (+7). AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 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

  • 200% higher Max memory: 96 GB vs 32 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 60% higher threads: 16 vs 10
  • 16% higher Boost clock: 5.1 GHz vs 4.4 GHz

Reasons to pick the Apple M4 (10-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 84 vs 63
  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 44
  • 35% higher Cinebench R23 (single): 2,180 vs 1,619
  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm
  • 25% higher cores: 10 vs 8

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M4 (10-core)
Announced20232024
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP30 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M4 (10-core)
Cores810+25%
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—6
Threads16+60%10
Base clock3.3 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+16%4.4 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M4 (10-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,700 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M4 (10-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5600 / LPDDR5X-7500LPDDR5X-7500
Max memory96 GB+200%32 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U versus Apple M4 (10-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 8840UApple M4 (10-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)—3,810Top 9%
Geekbench 6 (multi)—14,900Top 26%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,619Bottom 43%2,180+35%Top 10%
Cinebench R23 (multi)12,191Bottom 50%13,900+14%Top 42%
PassMark23,390Top 40%23,582+1%Top 39%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 22%—

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