Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS vs Apple M2 Max

Aggregate performance score

Apple M2 Max
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 79 Watt
16.78
Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.38
+9.5%

Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS outperforms Apple M2 Max by a moderate 10% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking385321
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M-Seriesno data
Power efficiency20.1038.65
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point (2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1216
Base clock speed2.424 GHz3.8 GHz
Boost clock speed3.7 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache3.3 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache48 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Number of transistors67000 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 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 dataFP7
Power consumption (TDP)79 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS. 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 M2 Max 38-Core GPUAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS.

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 M2 Max 16.78
Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 18.38
+9.5%

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 M2 Max 26656
Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS 29199
+9.5%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 16.78 18.38
Recency 17 January 2023 16 April 2024
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 79 Watt 45 Watt

Apple M2 Max has 50% more physical cores.

Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, on the other hand, has a 9.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 75.6% lower power consumption.

Given the minimal performance differences, no clear winner can be declared between Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS.

Be aware that Apple M2 Max is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8845HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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