Apple M4 Max (14 cores) vs Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 447 | not rated |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 52.28 | no data |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix (Zen 4) (2023) | no data |
| Release date | 3 May 2023 (1 year ago) | 30 November 2024 (recently) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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) | 14 (Tetradeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Base clock speed | 3.3 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.51 GHz |
| L1 cache | 512 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 8 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores) 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) | 28 Watt | 80 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz) | Apple M4 32-core GPU |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 3 May 2023 | 30 November 2024 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 14 |
| Threads | 16 | 14 |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 28 Watt | 80 Watt |
Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U has 14.3% more threads, and 185.7% lower power consumption.
Apple M4 Max (14 cores), on the other hand, has an age advantage of 1 year, 75% more physical cores, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U and Apple M4 Max (14 cores). We've got no test results to judge.
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