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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
64Single-core53.6
71.4Multi-core35.8
40Efficiencyspec-based80
75.4Platformspec-based31.1
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX1 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+36) and single-core (+10). 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 9 7940HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 36
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 300% higher threads: 32 vs 8
  • 300% higher Max memory: 64 GB vs 16 GB

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20242020
Process5 nm5 nm
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M1 (8-core)
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.4 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+63%3.2 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+18%Top 33%2,340Bottom 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+93%Top 19%8,350Bottom 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807+20%Top 39%1,500Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+279%Top 8%7,760Bottom 23%
PassMark52,889+275%Top 7%14,122Bottom 27%

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