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AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
62.5Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
70.1Single-core53.6
52.6Multi-core35.8
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
61.8Platformspec-based31.1
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 7 4500 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.5 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+17) and single-core (+16). Apple M1 (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 7 450

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 36
  • 1500% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 16 GB
  • 123% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,302 vs 7,760
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8

Reasons to pick the Apple M1 (8-core)

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

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M1 (8-core)
Announced20262020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M1 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores44
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+59%3.2 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 860MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock3,100 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8533 / DDR5-5600LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory256 GB+1500%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,914+25%Top 23%2,340Bottom 38%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,789+65%Top 34%8,350Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,035+36%Top 19%1,500Bottom 31%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,302+123%Top 25%7,760Bottom 25%
PassMark26,312+86%Top 31%14,122Bottom 29%

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