AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Apple M2 (8-GPU)

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CPU comparison with benchmarks


AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS CPU1 vs CPU2 Apple M2 (8-GPU)
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Apple M2 (8-GPU)

CPU comparison

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS or Apple M2 (8-GPU) - 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 7840HS has 8 cores with 16 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.10 GHz. Up to 256 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS was released in Q1/2023.

The Apple M2 (8-GPU) has 8 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.50 GHz. The CPU supports up to 24 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The Apple M2 (8-GPU) was released in Q2/2022.
AMD Ryzen 7 (67) Family Apple M series (23)
AMD Ryzen 7040 (21) CPU group Apple M2 (8)
6 Generation 2
Phoenix (Zen 4) Architecture M2
Mobile Segment Mobile
-- Predecessor Apple M1
AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS Successor Apple M3 (8-GPU)

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS has 8 CPU cores and can calculate 16 threads in parallel. The clock frequency of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS is 3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz) while the Apple M2 (8-GPU) has 8 CPU cores and 8 threads can calculate simultaneously. The clock frequency of the Apple M2 (8-GPU) is at 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz).

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Characteristic Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8 Cores 8
16 Threads 8
normal Core architecture hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Yes Hyperthreading No
No Overclocking ? No
3.80 GHz (5.10 GHz)
8x Zen 4
A-Core 0.66 GHz (3.50 GHz)
4x Avalanche
-- B-Core 0.60 GHz (2.42 GHz)
4x Blizzard

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 7840HS Characteristic Apple M2 (8-GPU)
AMD Ryzen AI AI hardware Apple Neural Engine
AMD dedicated AI XDNA Technology AI specifications 16 Neural cores @ 15.8 TOPS

Internal Graphics

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS or Apple M2 (8-GPU) 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 780M GPU Apple M2 (8 Core)
0.80 GHz GPU frequency 0.45 GHz
2.70 GHz GPU (Turbo) 1.40 GHz
3 GPU Generation 2
4 nm Technology 5 nm
4 Max. displays 2
12 Compute units 128
768 Shader 1024
Yes Hardware Raytracing No
AMD FSR Frame Generation No
32 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 780M GPU Apple M2 (8 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 Codec VP9 Decode / Encode
Decode Codec VP8 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec AV1 No
Decode Codec AVC Decode
Decode Codec VC-1 Decode
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS can use up to 256 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The maximum memory bandwidth is 120.0 GB/s. The Apple M2 (8-GPU) 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 7840HS Characteristic Apple M2 (8-GPU)
DDR5-4800, DDR5-5600, LPDDR5-6400, LPDDR5X-7500 Memory LPDDR5-6400
256 GB Max. Memory 24 GB
2 (Dual Channel) Memory channels 2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 102.4 GB/s
Yes ECC No
8.00 MB L2 Cache 20.00 MB
16.00 MB L3 Cache --
4.0 PCIe version 4.0
20 PCIe lanes --
39.4 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth --

Thermal Management

The thermal design power (TDP for short) of the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS is 54 W, while the Apple M2 (8-GPU) has a TDP of 20 W. The TDP specifies the necessary cooling solution that is required to cool the processor sufficiently.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Characteristic Apple M2 (8-GPU)
54 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 20 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
60 W TDP up 25 W
35 W TDP down 10 W
100 °C Tjunction max. 100 °C

Technical details

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS is manufactured in 4 nm and has 24.00 MB cache. The Apple M2 (8-GPU) is manufactured in 5 nm and has a 20.00 MB cache.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Characteristic Apple M2 (8-GPU)
4 nm Technology 5 nm
Monolithic Chip design Chiplet
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) Armv8.5-A (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 ISA extensions Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation
FP8 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 Q2/2022
-- Release price --
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 4 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (95%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) (98%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 5 CPU benchmarks
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) (67%)

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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
102 (85%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
120 (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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
866 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
555 (64%)

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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1757 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1592 (91%)

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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
15930 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
8558 (54%)

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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
1857 (99%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
1874 (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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
11334 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
8853 (78%)

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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 5.10 GHz
2456 (95%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
2596 (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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
12135 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
10062 (83%)

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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
AMD Radeon 780M @ 2.70 GHz
4201 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
Apple M2 (8 Core) @ 1.40 GHz
2840 (68%)

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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
28412 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
15472 (54%)

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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
15,930 CB R23 MC @ 55 W
287 (67%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8,558 CB R23 MC @ 20 W
428 (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 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
10 (63%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz
15.8 (100%)

Blender 2.81 (bmw27)

Blender is a free 3D graphics software for rendering (creating) 3D bodies, which can also be textured and animated in the software. The Blender benchmark creates predefined scenes and measures the time (s) required for the entire scene. The shorter the time required, the better. We selected bmw27 as the benchmark scene.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
0 (0%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
277 (100%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Single-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 4.25 GHz
624 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 3.50 GHz
0 (0%)

CPU-Z Benchmark 17 (Multi-Core)

The CPU-Z benchmark measures a processor's performance by measuring the time it takes the system to complete all benchmark calculations. The faster the benchmark is completed, the higher the score.
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
8C 16T @ 3.80 GHz
6744 (100%)
Apple M2 (8-GPU) Apple M2 (8-GPU)
8C 8T @ 0.66 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS Apple M2 (8-GPU)
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14
Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 16
Apple MacBook Air 14 (2022)
Apple MacBook Pro 13 (2022)

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