Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS vs Apple M3 Pro 11-Core

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core
2023
11 cores / 11 threads, 27 Watt
15.61
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS
2024
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
19.33
+23.8%

Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS outperforms Apple M3 Pro 11-Core by a significant 24% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking443302
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopServer
SeriesApple M3no data
Power efficiency54.7140.65
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date30 October 2023 (1 year ago)16 April 2024 (less than a year ago)

Detailed specifications

M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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 cores11 (Undeca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1116
Base clock speed2.748 GHz4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.06 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cacheno data1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors37000 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 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)27 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataRyzen AI, MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+
Precision Boost 2no data+

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS. 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 M3 Pro 14-Core GPUAMD Radeon 780M

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS.

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 15.61
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 19.33
+23.8%

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 M3 Pro 11-Core 24788
Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS 30708
+23.9%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 15.61 19.33
Recency 30 October 2023 16 April 2024
Physical cores 11 8
Threads 11 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 27 Watt 45 Watt

Apple M3 Pro 11-Core has 37.5% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 66.7% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS, on the other hand, has a 23.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, and 45.5% more threads.

The Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS is our recommended choice as it beats the M3 Pro 11-Core in performance tests.

Be aware that Apple M3 Pro 11-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS is a server/workstation one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Pro 11-Core and Ryzen 9 PRO 8945HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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