Apple M3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

66 out 100
Apple M3
VS
64 out 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

Compared 2 processors: Apple M3, vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

Review

Key Specs Apple M3 and AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
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
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview

Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Processors:
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Benchmarks

CPU performance comparison across tasks
Cinebench R23
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Apple M3
1904
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
1793
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3
10454
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
17088
Cinebench 2024
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M3
140
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
101
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Apple M3
712
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
944
PassMark
PassMark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M3
4742
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
3772
PassMark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M3
19187
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
28807
Integer Math42.2 GOps/s99.4 GOps/s
Floating-Point Math48.6 GOps/s60.4 GOps/s
Prime Number Search235 M primes/s89 M primes/s
Random String Sort27.6 M strings/s40.3 M strings/s
Data Encryption11.5 GB/s20.8 GB/s
Data Compression228.1 MB/s348.1 MB/s
Physics1866 frames/s1385 frames/s
Extended Instructions10 M matrices/s259 M matrices/s
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Apple M3
3009
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
2577
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3
11815
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
12085
File Compression1260 MB/s1120 MB/s
Clang Compilation94.7 KLines/s102.5 KLines/s
HTML5 Browser264.5 pages/s217.2 pages/s
PDF Rendering313.9 MP/sec350 MP/sec
Text Processing297 pages/s251.8 pages/s
Background Blur50.2 frames/s59.4 frames/s
Photo Processing114.8 frames/s87.6 frames/s
Ray Tracing12.9 MP/sec22.5 MP/sec

Blender

Real-world 3D modeling test
Blender CPU
Apple M3
160.35
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
218.59

Performance/Watt

Points per watt of PL1 TDP
Geekbench 6 Multi / W 590.8 PPW 223.8 PPW
PassMark CPU / W 959.4 PPW 533.5 PPW
Cinebench 2024 / W 35.6 PPW 17.5 PPW
Blender / W 8.02 PPW 4.05 PPW

General Info

Manufacturer Apple AMD
Announced October, 30, 2023 January, 4, 2023
Type Laptop use Laptop use
Architecture ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated GPU Apple M3 GPU Radeon 780M

Processor

Performance cores
Cores 4 8
Threads 4 16
Frequency 4.05 GHz 3.8 GHz
Max Frequency (Turbo) n/a 5.1 GHz
Efficiency cores
Cores4n/a
Threads4n/a
Frequency2.75 GHzn/a
General
Cores count88
Threads count816
Bus frequencyn/a100 MHz
Multiplier40x38x
L1 cache192 KB/core64 KB/core
L2 cache16 KB/core1000 KB/core
L3 Cachen/a16 MB total
Unlocked multiplierNoNo

Package

Transistor count 25 billion 25 billion
Process tech. 3 nm 4 nm
Power (TDP) 20 W 35-54 W
Socket Apple M-Socket FP8
Critical temp. 100 °C 100 °C

Memory Support

Memory Type LPDDR5-6400 - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max Size 24 GB 256 GB
Channels 2 2
ECC support No Yes
Max memory bandwidth 102.4 GB n/a

Other

PCIe Version 4.0 4.0
Max PCIe Lanes n/a 20

Note

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS:

DDR5 memory is supported only on the FP7r2 socket, while FP7 and FP8 sockets support LPDDR5/x. ECC support is available exclusively on the FP7r2 socket.

Results

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