Ryzen Embedded 8840U vs Apple M2 Pro

VS

Primary details

Comparing M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking544not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-Seriesno data
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point (2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (1 year ago)2 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 GHz3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache3.3 MB64 KB (per core)
L2 cache36 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cache24 MB16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography5 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Number of transistors40000 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U 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 M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. 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 M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. 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
Compare
Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U.

PCIe versionno data4.0
PCI Express lanesno data20

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2023 2 April 2024
Physical cores 12 8
Threads 12 16
Chip lithography 5 nm 4 nm

Apple M2 Pro has 50% more physical cores.

Ryzen Embedded 8840U, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 33.3% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U. We've got no test results to judge.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 Pro and Ryzen Embedded 8840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

Vote for your favorite

Do you think we are right or mistaken in our choice? Vote by clicking "Like" button near your favorite CPU.


Apple M2 Pro
M2 Pro
AMD Ryzen Embedded 8840U
Ryzen Embedded 8840U

Similar processor comparisons

We picked several similar comparisons of processors in the same market segment and performance relatively close to those reviewed on this page.

Community ratings

Here you can see how users rate the processors, as well as rate them yourself.


3.7 182 votes

Rate M2 Pro on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
5 21 vote

Rate Ryzen Embedded 8840U on a scale of 1 to 5:

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Questions & comments

Here you can ask a question about M2 Pro or Ryzen Embedded 8840U, agree or disagree with our judgements, or report an error or mismatch.