Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Apple M2 Pro

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 2424 Watt
14.20
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.42
+29.7%

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Apple M2 Pro by a substantial 30% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking534341
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiencyno data47.99
Architecture codenameno dataPhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)13 June 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cache3.3 MB512 KB
L2 cache36 MB8 MB
L3 cache24 MB16 MB
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors40000 Millionno data
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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.

Socketno dataFP7/FP8
Power consumption (TDP)2424 ‑ 3504 Watt35 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUAMD Radeon 780M

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 Pro 14.20
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 18.42
+29.7%

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 Pro 21726
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 28187
+29.7%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Apple M2 Pro 2069
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 2360
+14.1%

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 M2 Pro 230
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 275
+19.6%

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Apple M2 Pro 15010
+50.7%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 9959

WebXPRT 3

Apple M2 Pro 386
+30.4%
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 296

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 14.20 18.42
Recency 17 January 2023 13 June 2023
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 2424 Watt 35 Watt

Apple M2 Pro has 50% more physical cores.

Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 29.7% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 months, 33.3% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 6825.7% lower power consumption.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Pro in performance tests.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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