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AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS vs Apple M4 (8-CPU)

Last updated: 2026-07-01

Table of Contents

Summary
Benchmarks
Specifications
User Reviews
Popular Comparisons

Summary

The AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS (Hawk Point, Zen 4) is a mobile processor for high-performance laptops.

The Apple M4 (8-CPU) is a System-on-a-Chip (M4 architecture) for Apple's energy-efficient premium devices.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS: 4 nm, 8 cores, 16 threads, 8 MB L2, 16 MB L3 cache. Apple M4 (8-CPU): 3 nm, 8 CPU cores (performance/efficiency core mix), 20 MB L2 cache. The Apple M4 (8-CPU) surpasses the AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS in single-core performance by over 50 percent. For multi-core tasks, the AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS is over 10 percent more powerful.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS with AMD Radeon 780M Graphics offers solid gaming performance and broad compatibility. The Apple M4 (8-CPU) with Apple M4 (8 Core) GPU excels in optimized Apple games. The M4 has higher memory bandwidth (120 GB/s vs. 77 GB/s). AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS: typical TDP 35-54 Watt.

Apple M4 (8-CPU): known for outstanding energy efficiency, lower power consumption for long battery life. Both are integrated mobile CPUs. AMD-based systems offer diverse price-performance ratios. Apple M4 (8-CPU) systems are in the premium segment, with a higher purchase price and deep integration.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS: Multi-core performance, broad software compatibility. Apple M4 (8-CPU): Peak single-core performance, energy efficiency. Recommendation: AMD for multi-core; Apple for single-core/battery life.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS

Strong multi-core performance
Broad software and gaming compatibility
Solid integrated graphics (AMD Radeon 780M)

Apple M4 (8-CPU)

Excellent single-core performance
High energy efficiency for long battery life
Optimized performance within the Apple ecosystem

Benchmarks

Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks

Single-core performance

Rank 2 - 69 %

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS

Rank 1 - 100 %

Apple M4 (8-CPU)

Multi-core performance

Rank 1 - 100 %

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS

Rank 2 - 72 %

Apple M4 (8-CPU)

Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

102 pts

8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz

175 pts

Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

866 pts

8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz

742 pts

Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

1,757 pts

8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz

2,125 pts

Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance

8C / 16T · 3.75 GHz

15,930 pts

8C / 8T · 0.91 GHz

9,980 pts

Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance

8C / 16T · 5.10 GHz

2,456

8C / 8T · 4.46 GHz

3,767

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

AMD Radeon 780M

4,201

Apple M4 (8 Core)

3,408

AI performance (NPU)

8C / 16T · 3.30 GHz

16.0 TOPS

8C / 8T · 0.91 GHz

38.0 TOPS

More benchmarks

Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries

Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries

Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries

Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries

Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries

Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries

Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries

Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries

FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries

3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries

PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries

CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries

AI performance (NPU)
218 entries

Specifications

At a glance

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Apple M4 (8-CPU)
Family	AMD Ryzen 7 (79)	Apple M series (38)
CPU group	AMD Ryzen 8040 (22)	Apple M4 (7)
Architecture	Hawk Point (Zen 4)	M4
Technology	4 nm	3 nm
Segment	Notebook	Notebook
Socket	FP8
Predecessor	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS	Apple M3
Successor

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Apple M4 (8-CPU)
CPU Cores / Threads	8 / 16	8 / 8
Hyperthreading / SMT	✓	✗
Core architecture	normal	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Core Cluster 1:	8x Zen 4 3.30 - 5.10 GHz	4x Donan P-Core 0.91 - 4.46 GHz
Core Cluster 2:		4x Donan E-Core 0.90 - 2.85 GHz
L2-Cache	8.00 MB	20.00 MB
L3-Cache	16.00 MB
Overclocking	✗	✗

Integrated graphics (iGPU)

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Apple M4 (8-CPU)
GPU name	AMD Radeon 780M	Apple M4 (8 Core)
GPU frequency	0.80 - 2.70 GHz	0.34 - 1.58 GHz
CUs / Shader	12 / 768	128 / 1024
Raytracing	✓	✓
Max. displays	4	3
Max. GPU Memory	32 GB	24 GB
Technology	4 nm	3 nm
Release date	Q1/2023	Q4/2024

NPU AI performance

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Apple M4 (8-CPU)
AI hardware	AMD Ryzen™ AI	Apple Neural Engine
AI specifications	AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA) @ 16 TOPS	16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS
NPU + CPU + iGPU

Memory & PCIe

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Apple M4 (8-CPU)
Memory	LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s)	LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s)
Max. Memory	256 GB	24 GB
Memory channels	2	2
ECC	No	No
PCIe	4.0 x 20	4.0
PCIe Bandwidth	39.4 GB/s

Thermal Management

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Apple M4 (8-CPU)
TDP	28 W	18 W
TDP (PL2)
TDP up	54 W
TDP down	35 W	5 W
T. junction max.	100 °C	100 °C

Technical details

Wischen	AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS	Apple M4 (8-CPU)
Chip design	Monolithic	Monolithic
AES-NI	✓	✓
Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux	macOS, iPadOS
Instruction set	x86-64 (64 bit)	Armv9.2-A (64 bit)
ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512	Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME
Release date	Q1/2024	Q4/2024
Release price
Documents	Technical data sheet

User Reviews

Your rating

Here you can rate one or both of the processors. The average rating of AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS is 4.4 stars (180 ratings), while Apple M4 (8-CPU) has received 4.9 stars (189 ratings).

Click on the stars to rate one or both processors.

AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
8C / 16T · 3.30 - 5.10 GHz

★★★★★

Apple M4 (8-CPU)
8C / 8T · 0.91 - 4.46 GHz

★★★★★