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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Apple M1 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
67.9Inno Score
VS
Apple M1 (8-core)
47.3Inno Score
70.9Single-core53.6
60.7Multi-core35.8
73.5Efficiencyspec-based80
72.9iGPU—
70.8Platformspec-based31.1
12 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4700 spec wins — Apple M1 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 wins this laptop processor face-off, 67.9 to 47.3, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+25) and single-core (+17). 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 9 HX 470

  • Stronger single-core score: 71 vs 54
  • Stronger multi-core score: 61 vs 36
  • 1500% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 16 GB
  • 200% higher threads: 24 vs 8
  • 196% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 22,975 vs 7,760

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 9 HX 470 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M1 (8-core)
Announced20262020
Process4 nm+20%5 nm
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M1 (8-core)
Cores12+50%8
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores8+100%4
Threads24+200%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+63%3.2 GHz
L3 cache24 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M1 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MApple 8-core GPU
iGPU clock3,100 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M1 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X, DDR5LPDDR4X-4266
Max memory256 GB+1500%16 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M1 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M1 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,941+26%Top 18%2,340Bottom 34%
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,689+76%Top 24%8,350Bottom 29%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,061+37%Top 15%1,500Bottom 28%
Cinebench R23 (multi)22,975+196%Top 14%7,760Bottom 23%
PassMark37,081+163%Top 13%14,122Bottom 27%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,242Top 11%—

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