AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX vs Apple M3

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AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M3
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX Apple M3

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX or Apple M3 - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 128 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX was released in Q1/2023.

The Apple M3 has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.06 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple M3 was released in Q4/2023.
AMD Ryzen 7 (67) Family Apple M series (25)
AMD Ryzen 7045 (6) CPU group Apple M3 (6)
6 Generation 3
Dragon Range (Zen 4) Architecture M3
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple M2
-- Successor Apple M4

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is 3.60 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the Apple M3 has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M3 is at 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz).
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX Characteristic Apple M3
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
Yes Overclocking ? No
3.60 GHz (5.10 GHz)
8x Zen 4		 A-Core 0.70 GHz (4.06 GHz)
4x P-Core
-- B-Core 0.74 GHz (2.75 GHz)
4x E-Core

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX Characteristic Apple M3
-- AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
-- AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 35 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX or Apple M3 has integrated graphics, called iGPU for short. The iGPU uses the system's main memory as graphics memory and sits on the processor's die.
AMD Radeon 610M GPU Apple M3 (10 Core)
0.40 GHz GPU frequency 0.39 GHz
2.20 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
9 GPU Generation 3
6 nm Technology 3 nm
3 Max. displays 2
2 Compute units 160
128 Shader 1280
Yes Hardware Raytracing Yes
No Frame Generation No
8 GB Max. GPU Memory 24 GB
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.
AMD Radeon 610M GPU Apple M3 (10 Core)
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec h264 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode / Encode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode Codec AV1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX can use up to 128 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 83.2 GB/s. The Apple M3 supports up to 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels and achieves a memory bandwidth of up to 102.4 GB/s.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX Characteristic Apple M3
DDR5-5200 Memory LPDDR5-6400
128 GB Max. Memory 24 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
83.2 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 20.00 MB
32.00 MB L3 Cache --
5.0 PCIe version 4.0
28 PCIe lanes --
110.3 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is 55 W, while the Apple M3 has a TDP of 22 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX Characteristic Apple M3
55 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 22 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
75 W TDP up --
45 W TDP down 15 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX is manufactured in 5 nm and has 40.00 MB cache. The Apple M3 is manufactured in 3 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX Characteristic Apple M3
5 nm Technology 3 nm
Chiplet Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
FL1 Socket --
AMD-V, SVM Virtualization Apple Virtualization Framework
Yes AES-NI Yes
Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux Operating systems macOS, iPadOS
Q1/2023 Release date Q4/2023
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (88%)
Apple M3 (100%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX (100%)
Apple M3 (75%)

Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)

The Cinebench 2024 benchmark is based on the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxon's 3D program Cinema 4D. The benchmark runs are each 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
107 (78%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
137 (100%)

Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

The Multi-Core test of the Cinebench 2024 benchmark uses all cpu cores to render using the Redshift rendering engine, which is also used in Maxons Cinema 4D. The benchmark run is 10 minutes long to test whether the processor is limited by its heat generation.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
929 (100%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
659 (71%)

Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1842 (94%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
1965 (100%)

Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R23 is the successor of Cinebench R20 and is also based on the Cinema 4 Suite. Cinema 4 is a worldwide used software to create 3D forms. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
18065 (100%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
10437 (58%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2002 (93%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
2150 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
12744 (100%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
10450 (82%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2674 (86%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
3125 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
13452 (100%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
11863 (88%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz
443 (12%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
Apple M3 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
3550 (100%)

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)

Efficiency of the processor under full load in the Cinebench R23 (multi-core) benchmark. The benchmark result is divided by the average energy required (CPU package power in watts). The higher the value, the more efficient the CPU is under full load.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
18,065 CB R23 MC @ 143 W
126 (27%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
10,437 CB R23 MC @ 22 W
474 (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 4.06 GHz
18951 (100%)

Performance for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML)

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. The performance is given in the number (trillions) of arithmetic operations per second (TOPS).
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX
8C 16T @ 3.60 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M3 Apple M3
8C 8T @ 0.70 GHz
35 (100%)

Devices using this processor
AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX Apple M3
Unknown Apple iMac 24 (2023)

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