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AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 vs Apple M3 (8-core)

WINNER
AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470
67.9Inno Score
VS
Apple M3 (8-core)
57.6Inno Score
70.9Single-core69.8
60.7Multi-core43.3
73.5Efficiencyspec-based93.3
72.9iGPU—
70.8Platformspec-based35
10 spec wins — AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 4702 spec wins — Apple M3 (8-core)

InnoReviews verdict

AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 wins this laptop processor face-off, 67.9 to 57.6, pulling ahead mainly in multi-core (+17) and single-core (+1). 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 9 HX 470

  • Stronger multi-core score: 61 vs 43
  • 967% higher Max memory: 256 GB vs 24 GB
  • 200% higher threads: 24 vs 8
  • 121% higher Cinebench R23 (multi): 22,975 vs 10,400
  • 100% higher Efficiency cores: 8 vs 4

Reasons to pick the Apple M3 (8-core)

  • 25% lower process: 3 nm vs 4 nm

General

General comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M3 (8-core)
Announced20262023
Process4 nm3 nm+25%
Base TDP28 W—
Max TDP54 W—

Cores & Clocks

Cores & Clocks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M3 (8-core)
Cores12+50%8
Performance cores44
Efficiency cores8+100%4
Threads24+200%8
Base clock2 GHz—
Boost clock5.2 GHz+28%4.1 GHz
L3 cache24 MB—

Integrated GPU

Integrated GPU comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M3 (8-core)
iGPUAMD Radeon 890MApple 10-core GPU
iGPU clock3,100 MHz—

Memory

Memory comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M3 (8-core)
Memory supportLPDDR5X, DDR5LPDDR5-6400
Max memory256 GB+967%24 GB

Benchmarks

Benchmarks comparison: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 versus Apple M3 (8-core)
SpecAMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470Apple M3 (8-core)
Geekbench 6 (single)2,941Top 18%3,090+5%Top 13%
Geekbench 6 (multi)14,689+26%Top 24%11,700Top 49%
Cinebench R23 (single)2,061+8%Top 15%1,900Top 29%
Cinebench R23 (multi)22,975+121%Top 14%10,400Bottom 41%
PassMark37,081+95%Top 13%19,056Bottom 46%
3DMark Time Spy Graphics (iGPU)3,242Top 11%—

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