Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U vs Apple M2

Place in the ranking	814	449
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Apple Apple M-Series	AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Power efficiency	44.48	52.46
Architecture codename	no data	Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023)
Release date	10 June 2022 (2 years ago)	3 May 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

M2 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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 cores	8 (Octa-Core)	8 (Octa-Core)
Threads	8	16
Base clock speed	2.424 GHz	3.3 GHz
Boost clock speed	3.48 GHz	5.1 GHz
L1 cache	2 MB	512 KB
L2 cache	20 MB	8 MB
L3 cache	no data	16 MB
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Die size	no data	178 mm²
Maximum core temperature	no data	100 °C
Number of transistors	20000 Million	no data
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	no data	+

Compatibility

Information on M2 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 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.

Power consumption (TDP)

20 Watt

28 Watt

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card

Apple M2 10-Core GPU ( - 1398 MHz)

AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

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 9.40

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 15.52
+65.1%

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 14933

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 24647
+65.1%

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 1215

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 2218
+82.6%

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 223

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 265
+18.8%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	9.40	15.52
Recency	10 June 2022	3 May 2023
Threads	8	16
Chip lithography	5 nm	4 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	20 Watt	28 Watt

Apple M2 has 40% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, on the other hand, has a 65.1% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 10 months, 100% more threads, and a 25% more advanced lithography process.

The Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U is our recommended choice as it beats the M2 in performance tests.

Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M2 and Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.