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AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 vs Apple M3 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 7 450
62.5Inno Score
VS
Apple M3 (8-core)
57.6Inno Score
70.1Single-core69.8
52.6Multi-core43.3
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
61.8Platformspec-based35
8 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 7 4502 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 wins this laptop processor face-off, 62.5 to 57.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+9) and single-core (+0). Apple M3 (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 multi-core score: 53 vs 43
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 100% higher threads: 16 vs 8
  • 66% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 17,302 vs 10,400
  • 38% higher PassMark: 26,312 vs 19,056

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)

  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M3 (8-core)
Announced20262023
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M3 (8-core)
Cores88
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores44
Threads16+100%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5.1 GHz+26%4.1 GHz
L3 cache16 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M3 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 860MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock3,100 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M3 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-8533 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 7 450 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 7 450Apple M3 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,914Top 23%3,090+6%Top 16%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,789+18%Top 34%11,700Top 48%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,035+7%Top 19%1,900Top 29%
Cinebench R23 (multi)17,302+66%Top 25%10,400Bottom 42%
PassMark26,312+38%Top 31%19,056Bottom 48%

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