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AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX
64.8Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
64Single-core58.1
71.4Multi-core38.7
40Efficiencyspec-based80
75.4Platformspec-based35
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX1 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.8 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+33) and single-core (+6). 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 9 7940HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 71 vs 39
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 300% higher threads: 32 vs 8
  • 238% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 29,400 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 9 7940HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M2 (8-core)
Announced20242022
Process5 nm5 nm
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M2 (8-core)
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.4 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+49%3.5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB+167%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7940HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7940HXApple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,751+6%Top 33%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)16,094+65%Top 19%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,807+14%Top 39%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)29,400+238%Top 8%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark52,889+238%Top 7%15,648Bottom 33%

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