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AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
62.5Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
70.1Single-core58.1
52.6Multi-core38.7
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
61.8Platformspec-based35
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 7 4500 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.5 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+14) and single-core (+12). 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 7 450

  • Stronger single-core score: 70 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 53 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 99% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,302 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 7 450 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M2 (8-core)
Announced20262022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M2 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores44
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+46%3.5 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 860MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock3,100 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8533 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,914+12%Top 23%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,789+41%Top 34%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,035+29%Top 19%1,580Bottom 39%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,302+99%Top 25%8,700Bottom 30%
PassMark26,312+68%Top 31%15,648Bottom 32%

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