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AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Apple M4 Max (16-core)

AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
60.2Inno Score
VS
WINNER
Apple M4 Max (16-core)
81.1Inno Score
63.5Single-core86.9
52.6Multi-core80.8
65.4Efficiencyspec-based93.3
68.5iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based60
2 spec wins — AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS9 spec wins — Apple M4 Max (16-core)

InnoReviews verdict

Apple M4 Max (16-core) wins this laptop processor face-off, 81.1 to 60.2, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+28) and single-core (+23). AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS 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

  • 100% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 128 GB
  • 15% higher Boost clock: 5.2 GHz vs 4.5 GHz

Reasons to pick the Apple M4 Max (16-core)

  • Stronger single-core score: 87 vs 64
  • Stronger multi-core score: 81 vs 53
  • 101% higher Geekbench 6 (multi): 26,300 vs 13,100
  • 100% higher cores: 16 vs 8
  • 62% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 28,100 vs 17,300

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M4 Max (16-core)
Announced20232024
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP35 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M4 Max (16-core)
Cores816+100%
Performance cores812+50%
Efficiency cores—4
Threads1616
Base clock4 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+15%4.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M4 Max (16-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 780MApple 40-core GPU
iGPU clock2,800 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M4 Max (16-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5X-8533
Max memory256 GB+100%128 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS versus Apple M4 Max (16-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen 9 8945HSApple M4 Max (16-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700Top 39%4,020+49%Top 6%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,100Top 37%26,300+101%Top 3%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,810Top 35%2,230+23%Top 5%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,300Top 26%28,100+62%Top 10%
PassMark29,208Top 23%43,917+50%Top 11%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,659Top 22%—

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