AMD Ryzen 7 7735U vs Apple M4

The AMD Ryzen 7 7735U is a mobile processor from AMD, used in energy-efficient notebooks for general productivity and light creative tasks.

It is based on the Rembrandt (Zen 3+) architecture and is manufactured using the 6 nm process. The processor features 4 MB of L2 cache and 16 MB of L3 cache. In single-core and multi-core performance, as measured in Geekbench 6 and Cinebench R23, it offers solid performance well suited for everyday tasks.

Its integrated graphics unit, the AMD Radeon 680M, delivers good performance for an integrated system, allowing games to be played at reduced settings. The maximum memory bandwidth is 51 GB/s. As a U-series processor, it is designed for energy efficiency, contributing to a longer battery life. It is available in a variety of notebooks across different price ranges and often offers a good performance-to-price ratio.

The Apple M4 is a System-on-a-Chip (SoC) developed by Apple, primarily for premium devices like the iPad Pro.

It is designed for outstanding performance and excellent energy efficiency. The M4 is based on the M4 architecture and is manufactured using the advanced 3 nm process, integrating a 20 MB L2 cache. Compared to the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U, the Apple M4 shows significantly higher performance in single-core and multi-core benchmarks.

This predestines it for resource-intensive applications such as professional video editing or 3D modeling. Its integrated graphics unit, the Apple M4 (10 Core), delivers very high graphics performance, supporting demanding gaming or high-level graphic design and surpassing that of the AMD Ryzen 7 7735U.

The maximum memory bandwidth is 120 GB/s. The M4 is characterized by outstanding energy efficiency. A direct price-performance evaluation is complex as it is part of a closed ecosystem.