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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
65.4Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
36.8Inno Score
63.7Single-core36.5
71.2Multi-core20.8
40Efficiency80
72iGPU—
75.4Platform31.1
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX0 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 65.4 to 36.8, pulling ahead mainly in Multi-core (+50) and platform (+44). 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 7945HX

  • Stronger Single-core score: 64 vs 37
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 71 vs 21
  • Stronger platform score: 75 vs 31
  • 339% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 34,100 vs 7,760
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

  • Stronger efficiency score: 80 vs 40

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20232020
Process5 nm5 nm
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M1 (8-core)
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.5 GHz—
Boost clock5.4 GHz+69%3.2 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory64 GB+300%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,900+24%Top 29%2,340Top 80%
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200+106%Top 23%8,350Top 95%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030+35%Top 26%1,500Top 94%
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100+339%Top 11%7,760Top 96%
PassMark53,000Top 12%—

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