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

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
64.7Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
69.9Single-core53.6
76.1Multi-core35.8
40Efficiencyspec-based80
32.6iGPU—
75.4Platformspec-based31.1
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX0 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.7 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+40) and single-core (+16). 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: 70 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 76 vs 36
  • 339% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 34,100 vs 7,760
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 300% higher threads: 32 vs 8

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 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 20%2,340Bottom 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200+106%Top 15%8,350Bottom 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030+35%Top 20%1,500Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100+339%Top 6%7,760Bottom 23%
PassMark53,778+281%Top 6%14,122Bottom 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 18%—

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