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AMD Ryzen 9 8945H vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
A
57.3Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
63.6Single-core53.6
52.5Multi-core35.8
53.8Efficiencyspec-based80
61.8Platformspec-based31.1
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945H1 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945H wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.3 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+17) and single-core (+10). 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 8945H

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 36
  • 1500% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 16 GB
  • 127% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,604 vs 7,760
  • 113% higher PassMark: 30,083 vs 14,122

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 8945H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20242020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP45 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HApple M1 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores04
Threads16+100%8
Base clock4 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+63%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,800 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HApple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory256 GB+1500%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945H versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,702+15%Top 38%2,340Bottom 36%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,650+51%Top 39%8,350Bottom 30%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,813+21%Top 35%1,500Bottom 31%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,604+127%Top 22%7,760Bottom 25%
PassMark30,083+113%Top 21%14,122Bottom 29%

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