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AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 7 350
60.7Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
64.8Single-core58.1
50Multi-core38.7
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
66.6iGPU—
61.8Platformspec-based35
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 7 3500 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 wins this laptop processor face-off, 60.7 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+11) and single-core (+7). 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 AI 7 350

  • Stronger single-core score: 65 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 50 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 90% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 16,500 vs 8,700

Reasons to pick the Apple M2 (8-core)

No decisive spec advantages — this side competes on price and preference.

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 350Apple M2 (8-core)
Announced20252022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 350Apple M2 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores44
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5 GHz+43%3.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 350Apple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 860MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 350Apple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8000 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 350Apple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,700+4%Top 38%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)12,500+28%Top 41%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,880+19%Top 30%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)16,500+90%Top 33%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark24,962+60%Top 34%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)2,446Top 31%—

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