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

WINNER
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
57.1Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
39.1Inno Score
53Single-core44
42.8Multi-core24.7
66Efficiency77.1
96iGPU0
62.2Platform26.5
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS0 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS wins this laptop processor face-off, 57.1 to 39.1, pulling ahead mainly in iGPU (+96) and platform (+36). Apple M2 (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 44
  • Stronger Multi-core score: 43 vs 25
  • Stronger platform score: 62 vs 27
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher Performance cores: 8 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

  • Stronger efficiency score: 77 vs 66

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%2,600
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100+34%9,750
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810+15%1,580
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300+99%8,700
PassMark32,000—

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