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AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX vs Apple M3 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX
66.1Inno Score
VS
Apple M3 (8-core)
50.7Inno Score
63.7Single-core63.3
71.2Multi-core30.9
39Efficiency100
72iGPU0
81.5Platform26.5
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX2 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX wins this laptop processor face-off, 66.1 to 50.7, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+72) and platform (+55). Apple M3 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX

  • Stronger Multi-core score: 71 vs 31
  • Stronger platform score: 82 vs 27
  • 300% higher Performance cores: 16 vs 4
  • 300% higher threads: 32 vs 8
  • 228% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 34,100 vs 10,400

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)

  • Stronger efficiency score: 100 vs 39
  • 40% lower process: 3 nm vs 5 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M3 (8-core)
Announced20232023
Process5 nm3 nm+40%
Base TDP55 W—
Max TDP75 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M3 (8-core)
Cores16+100%8
Performance cores16+300%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads32+300%8
Base clock2.5 GHz—
Boost clock5.4 GHz+33%4.1 GHz
L3 cache64 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M3 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 610MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,200 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M3 (8-core)
Memory supportDDR5-5200LPDDR5-6400
Max memory64 GB+167%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 7945HXApple M3 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,9003,090+7%
Geekbench 6 (multi)17,200+47%11,700
Cinebench R23 (single)2,030+7%1,900
Cinebench R23 (multi)34,100+228%10,400
PassMark53,000—

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