Apple M2 Pro vs Ryzen 7 7840HS

Aggregate performance score

Ryzen 7 7840HS
2023
8 cores / 16 threads, 35 Watt
18.20
+32.8%
Apple M2 Pro
2023
12 cores / 12 threads, 2424 Watt
13.70

Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Apple M2 Pro by a substantial 33% based on our aggregate benchmark results.

Primary details

Comparing Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M2 Pro processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking327536
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataApple Apple M-Series
Power efficiency49.21no data
Architecture codenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)no data
Release dateJanuary 2023 (1 year ago)17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M2 Pro 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 cores8 (Octa-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1612
Base clock speed3.8 GHz2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed5.1 GHz3.5 GHz
L1 cache64K (per core)3.3 MB
L2 cache1 MB (per core)36 MB
L3 cache16 MB (shared)24 MB
Chip lithography4 nm5 nm
Die size178 mm2no data
Maximum core temperature100 °Cno data
Number of transistors25,000 million40000 Million
64 bit support++
Windows 11 compatibility+no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M2 Pro 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 configuration1no data
SocketFP8no data
Power consumption (TDP)35 Watt2424 ‑ 3504 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M2 Pro. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsRyzen 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, SMEno data
AES-NI+-
FMA+-
AVX+-
Precision Boost 2+no data

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M2 Pro are enumerated here.

AMD-V+-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M2 Pro. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR5no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card
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AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)Apple M2 Pro 19-Core GPU

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M2 Pro.

PCIe version4.0no data
PCI Express lanes20no data

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.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 18.20
+32.8%
Apple M2 Pro 13.70

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.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 28908
+32.9%
Apple M2 Pro 21755

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

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

Ryzen 7 7840HS 2573
+24.4%
Apple M2 Pro 2069

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.

Ryzen 7 7840HS 279
+21.1%
Apple M2 Pro 230

Geekbench 5.5 Multi-Core

Ryzen 7 7840HS 11874
Apple M2 Pro 15010
+26.4%

WebXPRT 3

Ryzen 7 7840HS 321
Apple M2 Pro 386
+20.2%

Gaming performance

Pros & cons summary


Performance score 18.20 13.70
Physical cores 8 12
Threads 16 12
Chip lithography 4 nm 5 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 35 Watt 2424 Watt

Ryzen 7 7840HS has a 32.8% higher aggregate performance score, 33.3% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 6825.7% lower power consumption.

Apple M2 Pro, on the other hand, has 50% more physical cores.

The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M2 Pro in performance tests.


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