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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
64.7Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
69.9Single-core58.1
76.1Multi-core38.7
40Efficiencyspec-based80
32.6iGPU—
75.4Platformspec-based35
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX0 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.7 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+37) and single-core (+12). 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 7945HX

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 76 vs 39
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 300% higher threads: 32 vs 8
  • 292% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 34,100 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 7945HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M2 (8-core)
Announced20232022
Process5 nm5 nm
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M2 (8-core)
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.5 GHz—
Boost clock5.4 GHz+55%3.5 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB+167%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,900+12%Top 20%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200+76%Top 15%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030+28%Top 20%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100+292%Top 6%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark53,778+244%Top 6%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)528Bottom 18%—

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