Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX
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Compared 2 processors: Apple M4 Pro (14-Core), vs AMD Ryzen 9 8940HX. 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
| Integer Math | 84.6 GOps/s | n/a |
| Floating-Point Math | 86.2 GOps/s | n/a |
| Prime Number Search | 533 M primes/s | n/a |
| Random String Sort | 55.8 M strings/s | n/a |
| Data Encryption | 23.2 GB/s | n/a |
| Data Compression | 493 MB/s | n/a |
| Physics | 5216 frames/s | n/a |
| Extended Instructions | 261 M matrices/s | n/a |
| File Compression | 2250 MB/s | 1250 MB/s |
| Clang Compilation | 187.5 KLines/s | 178.9 KLines/s |
| HTML5 Browser | 586.6 pages/s | 262.1 pages/s |
| PDF Rendering | 624.4 MP/sec | 430 MP/sec |
| Text Processing | 367.3 pages/s | 255 pages/s |
| Background Blur | 86.9 frames/s | 55.9 frames/s |
| Photo Processing | 200.3 frames/s | 94.7 frames/s |
| Ray Tracing | 30.5 MP/sec | 39.9 MP/sec |
Performance/Watt
| Geekbench 6 Multi / W | 492.2 PPW | 278.5 PPW |
| PassMark CPU / W | 833.5 PPW | n/a |
| Cinebench 2024 / W | 37.6 PPW | 29.6 PPW |
General Info
| Manufacturer | Apple | AMD |
| Announced | October, 29, 2024 | April, 1, 2025 |
| Type | Laptop use | Laptop use |
| Architecture | ARMv9 | x86-64 |
| Codename | Apple M4 | Zen 4 (Dragon Range) |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M4 GPU (20-core) | Radeon 610M |
Processor
| Cores | 10 | 16 |
| Threads | 10 | 32 |
| Frequency | 4.52 GHz | 2.4 GHz |
| Max Frequency (Turbo) | n/a | 5.3 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | n/a |
| Threads | 4 | n/a |
| Frequency | 2.59 GHz | n/a |
| Cores count | 14 | 16 |
| Threads count | 14 | 32 |
| Bus frequency | n/a | 100 MHz |
| Multiplier | 45x | 24 |
| L1 cache | 192 KB/core | 64 KB/core |
| L2 cache | 16 KB/core | 1000 KB/core |
| L3 Cache | n/a | 64 MB total |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | Yes |
Package
| Process tech. | 3 nm | 5 nm |
| Power (TDP) | 46 W | 55 W |
| Max TDP (Boost) | n/a | 75 W |
| Socket | Apple M-Socket | FL1 |
| Critical temp. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Memory Support
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X-8533 | DDR5-5200 |
| Max Size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| ECC support | No | No |
| Max memory bandwidth | 273 GB | n/a |
Other
| PCIe Version | n/a | 5.0 |
| Max PCIe Lanes | n/a | 28 |
| Tech | n/a | - Compute: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA - Performance: Precision Boost 2, SMT - Virtualization: AMD-V - Security: EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP |
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Apple M4 Pro (14-Core) the clear winner in this comparison.
Survey
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