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AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 vs Apple M2 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 365
64.2Inno Score
VS
Apple M2 (8-core)
50.4Inno Score
66.7Single-core58.1
54.4Multi-core38.7
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
72.6iGPU—
67.9Platformspec-based35
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 3650 spec wins — Apple M2 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 wins this laptop processor face-off, 64.2 to 50.4, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+16) and single-core (+9). 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 9 365

  • Stronger single-core score: 67 vs 58
  • Stronger multi-core score: 54 vs 39
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 150% higher threads: 20 vs 8
  • 109% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 18,200 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 9 365 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M2 (8-core)
Announced20242022
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M2 (8-core)
Cores10+25%8
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores6+50%4
Threads20+150%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5 GHz+43%3.5 GHz
L3 cache24 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M2 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 880MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock2,900 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M2 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X-7500 / DDR5-5600LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 versus Apple M2 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 365Apple M2 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,790+7%Top 28%2,600Top 44%
Geekbench 6 (multi)13,800+42%Top 30%9,750Bottom 38%
Cinebench R23 (single)1,930+22%Top 27%1,580Bottom 34%
Cinebench R23 (multi)18,200+109%Top 23%8,700Bottom 29%
PassMark30,336+94%Top 22%15,648Bottom 33%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,200Top 15%—

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