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

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
57.1Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
34.4Inno Score
53Single-core36.5
42.8Multi-core20.8
66Efficiency77.1
96iGPU0
62.2Platform20
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS0 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.1 to 34.4, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+96) and platform (+42). Apple M1 (8-core) still makes sense if its price or standout specs fit your needs better.

Key differences

Reasons to pick the AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS

  • Stronger Single-core score: 53 vs 37
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 43 vs 21
  • Stronger platform score: 62 vs 20
  • 1500% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 16 GB
  • 123% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,300 vs 7,760

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

  • Stronger efficiency score: 77 vs 66

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M1 (8-core)
Announced20232020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP35 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M1 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—4
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 8945HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock2,800 MHz—

Memory

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

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700+15%2,340
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100+57%8,350
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810+21%1,500
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300+123%7,760
PassMark32,000—

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