Apple M3 Pro 12-Core vs Ryzen 9 7945HX
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 7945HX outperforms Apple M3 Pro 12-Core by a whopping 106% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 9 7945HX and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 103 | 378 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M3 |
| Architecture codename | Dragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024) | no data |
| Release date | 5 January 2023 (1 year ago) | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 9 7945HX and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Base clock speed | 2.5 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.4 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| L1 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L2 cache | 16 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 64 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | CCD = 5 nm, I/O = 6 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 2x 71 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 9900 Million | 37000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | + | - |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 9 7945HX and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 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 configuration | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FL1 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
| Precision Boost 2 | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 610M | Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 9 7945HX and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core.
| PCIe version | 5.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 28 | no 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.
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.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 35.55 | 17.24 |
| Recency | 5 January 2023 | 30 October 2023 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 12 |
| Threads | 32 | 12 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 55 Watt | 27 Watt |
Ryzen 9 7945HX has a 106.2% higher aggregate performance score, and 33.3% more physical cores and 166.7% more threads.
Apple M3 Pro 12-Core, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 9 months, and 103.7% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 9 7945HX is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M3 Pro 12-Core in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 9 7945HX and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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