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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
60.2Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
63.5Single-core58.1
52.6Multi-core38.7
65.4Efficiencyspec-based80
68.5iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based35
11 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS0 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 60.2 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+14) and single-core (+5). 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 8945HS

  • Stronger single-core score: 64 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8

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 8945HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M2 (8-core)
Announced20232022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP35 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M2 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores8+100%4
Efficiency cores—4
Threads16+100%8
Base clock4 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+49%3.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,800 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700+4%Top 38%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100+34%Top 35%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810+15%Top 38%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300+99%Top 27%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark29,208+87%Top 24%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 23%—

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