Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Apple M1

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M1
2020
8 cores / 8 threads
5.17
Ryzen 7 8840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 28 Watt
15.23
+195%

Ryzen 7 8840HS outperforms Apple M1 by a whopping 195% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M1 and Ryzen 7 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking1207461
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiencyno data51.48
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date10 November 2020 (4 years ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

M1 and Ryzen 7 8840HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads816
Base clock speed2.064 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.2 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache2 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache16 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache16 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors16000 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on M1 and Ryzen 7 8840HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configurationno data1
Socketno dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)no data28 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M1 and Ryzen 7 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, AES, AVX, AVX2, AVX512, FMA3, MMX (+), SHA, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, SSE4A, SSSE3
AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M1 and Ryzen 7 8840HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M1 and Ryzen 7 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M1 8-Core GPUAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M1 and Ryzen 7 8840HS.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Synthetic benchmark performance

Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.


Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

Apple M1 5.17
Ryzen 7 8840HS 15.23
+195%

Passmark

Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.

Apple M1 8207
Ryzen 7 8840HS 24195
+195%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Apple M1 1072
Ryzen 7 8840HS 2045
+90.8%

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Apple M1 208
Ryzen 7 8840HS 268
+28.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 5.17 15.23
Integrated graphics card 14.49 18.32
Recency 10 November 2020 6 December 2023
Threads 8 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

Ryzen 7 8840HS has a 194.6% higher aggregate performance score, 26.4% faster integrated GPU, an age advantage of 3 years, 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 8840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the M1 in performance tests.


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