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AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 7 H 255
57.3Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
59.8Single-core58.1
51Multi-core38.7
53.8Efficiencyspec-based80
71.7iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based35
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 7 H 2552 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+12) and single-core (+2). 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 H 255

  • Stronger multi-core score: 51 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 85% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 16,137 vs 8,700

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 H 255 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Apple M2 (8-core)
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP45 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Apple M2 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock3.8 GHz—
Boost clock4.9 GHz+40%3.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Apple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,600 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Apple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 H 255 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 7 H 255Apple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,546Top 48%2,600+2%Top 43%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,670+30%Top 39%9,750Bottom 39%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,708+8%Top 50%1,580Bottom 37%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,137+85%Top 32%8,700Bottom 30%
PassMark28,205+80%Top 25%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,077Top 17%—

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