Ryzen 9 8945HS vs Apple M4 (10 cores)

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Aggregate performance score

Apple M4 (10 cores)
2024
10 cores / 10 threads, 40 Watt
22.12
+18.2%
Ryzen 9 8945HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 45 Watt
18.72

Apple M4 (10 cores) outperforms Ryzen 9 8945HS by a moderate 18% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 8945HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking238320
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentDesktop processorLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M4no data
Power efficiency52.0639.16
Architecture codenameno dataHawk Point-HS (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date7 May 2024 (less than a year ago)6 December 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 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 cores10 (Deca-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads1016
Base clock speedno data4 GHz
Boost clock speed4.4 GHz5.2 GHz
L1 cacheno data64 KB (per core)
L2 cache4 MB1 MB (per core)
L3 cacheno data16 MB (shared)
Chip lithography3 nm4 nm
Die sizeno data178 mm2
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors28 Million25,000 million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 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 dataFP8
Power consumption (TDP)40 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 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 Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 8945HS are enumerated here.

AMD-V-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 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 cardApple M4 10-core GPUAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 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 M4 (10 cores) 22.12
+18.2%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 18.72

  • Other tests
    • CrossMark Overall
    • WebXPRT 4 Overall
    • Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

CrossMark Overall

Apple M4 (10 cores) 2051
+12.1%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 1830

WebXPRT 4 Overall

Apple M4 (10 cores) 333
+28.1%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 260

Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core

Apple M4 (10 cores) 15100
+13.7%
Ryzen 9 8945HS 13283

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 22.12 18.72
Recency 7 May 2024 6 December 2023
Physical cores 10 8
Threads 10 16
Chip lithography 3 nm 4 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 40 Watt 45 Watt

Apple M4 (10 cores) has a 18.2% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 5 months, 25% more physical cores, a 33.3% more advanced lithography process, and 12.5% lower power consumption.

Ryzen 9 8945HS, on the other hand, has 60% more threads.

The Apple M4 (10 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 9 8945HS in performance tests.

Note that Apple M4 (10 cores) is a desktop processor while Ryzen 9 8945HS is a notebook one.


Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 8945HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.

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