AMD Ryzen AI 5 340 vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook)
Compared 2 processors: AMD Ryzen AI 5 340, vs Apple A18 Pro (MacBook). Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Review
Single-Thread Perf.
Single-Core Benchmark Score
Multi-Thread Perf.
Multi-Core Benchmark Score
Energy Efficiency
Chip Power Efficiency
Integrated Graphics
iGPU Performance in Games & 3D
Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonBenchmarks
| File Compression | 1010 MB/s | 1050 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 68.2 KLines/s | 58.1 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 232.8 pages/s | 201.6 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 295.2 MP/sec | 214.8 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 294.5 pages/s | 318.8 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 56.2 frames/s | 41 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 99.4 frames/s | 91.5 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 15.7 MP/sec | 9.18 MP/sec |
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 203.4 PPW | 922.5 PPW |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 12.8 PPW | 70.2 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | AMD | Apple |
| Announced | January, 7, 2025 | September, 9, 2024 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | x86-64 | ARMv9 |
| Codename | Zen 5 (Krackan Point) | Apple M4 |
| Model number | n/a | APL1V07 |
| Integrated GPU | Radeon 840M | Apple A18 Pro GPU |
Processor
| Cores | 3 | 2 |
| Threads | 6 | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz | 2 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 4.8 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Cores | 3 | 4 |
| Threads | 6 | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.0 GHz | n/a |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | 3.4 GHz | 2.42 GHz |
| Cores count | 6 | 6 |
| Threads count | 12 | 6 |
| Bus frequency | 100 MHz | n/a |
| Multiplier | 20x | 40x |
| L1 cache | 80 KB/core | 192 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 1000 KB/core | 16 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | 16 MB total | n/a |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Package
| Process tech. | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 15-54 W | 10 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | 54 W | n/a |
| Socket | FP8 | Custom |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | n/a |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | - LPDDR5X-8000 - DDR5-5600 |
LPDDR5x-7500 |
| Max Size | 256 GB | 8 GB |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | n/a | 60 GB |
Other
| PCIe Version | 4.0 | n/a |
| Max PCIe Lanes | 16 | n/a |
Results
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Survey
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