Apple M4 vs AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D

Last updated: 2024-05-28

CPU comparison with benchmarks


Apple M4		AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
CPU comparison Apple M4 or AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D - 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 Apple M4 has 9 cores with 9 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 4.41 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 2 memory channels. The Apple M4 was released in Q2/2024. The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D has 16 cores with 32 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 5.40 GHz. The CPU supports up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D was released in Q3/2023.

Apple M series (25)	Family	AMD Ryzen 9 (40)
Apple M4 (2)	CPU group	AMD Ryzen 7045 (6)
4	Generation	6
M4	Architecture	Dragon Range (Zen 4)
Mobile	Segment	Mobile
Apple M3	Predecessor	--
--	Successor	--

CPU Cores and Base Frequency The Apple M4 is a 9 core processor with a clock frequency of 0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz). The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D has 16 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.30 GHz (5.40 GHz).
Apple M4	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
9	Cores	16
9	Threads	32
hybrid (big.LITTLE)	Core architecture	normal
No	Hyperthreading	Yes
No	Overclocking ?	No
0.70 GHz (4.41 GHz) 3x P-Core	A-Core	2.30 GHz (5.40 GHz) 16x Zen 4
0.74 GHz (2.85 GHz) 6x E-Core	B-Core	--

NPU AI performance The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is specified here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher. Processors with support for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors.
Apple M4	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
Apple Neural Engine	AI hardware	--
16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS	AI specifications	--
--	NPU + CPU + iGPU	--

Integrated graphics (iGPU) The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.
Apple M4 (10 Core)	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
0.39 GHz	GPU frequency	0.40 GHz
1.40 GHz	GPU (Turbo)	2.20 GHz
--	GPU Generation	9
3 nm	Technology	6 nm
2	Max. displays	3
160	Compute units	2
1280	Shader	128
Yes	Hardware Raytracing	Yes
No	Frame Generation	No
24 GB	Max. GPU Memory	8 GB
--	DirectX Version	12

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.
Apple M4 (10 Core)	GPU	AMD Radeon 610M
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	Codec VP8	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec AV1	Decode
Decode	Codec AVC	Decode / Encode
Decode	Codec VC-1	Decode
Decode / Encode	Codec JPEG	Decode / Encode

Memory & PCIe The Apple M4 supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 2 memory channels. The AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D can connect up to 64 GB of memory in 2 memory channels.
Apple M4	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
LPDDR5X-7500	Memory	DDR5-5200
8 GB	Max. Memory	64 GB
2 (Dual Channel)	Memory channels	2 (Dual Channel)
120.0 GB/s	Max. Bandwidth	83.2 GB/s
No	ECC	No
18.00 MB	L2 Cache	16.00 MB
--	L3 Cache	128.00 MB
4.0	PCIe version	5.0
--	PCIe lanes	28
--	PCIe Bandwidth	110.3 GB/s
Thermal Management The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The Apple M4 has a TDP of 22 W, that of the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D is 55 W.
Apple M4	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
22 W	TDP (PL1 / PBP)	55 W
--	TDP (PL2)	--
--	TDP up	75 W
15 W	TDP down	--
100 °C	Tjunction max.	89 °C
Technical details The Apple M4 has a 18.00 MB cache, while the AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D cache has a total of 144.00 MB.

Apple M4	Characteristic	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
3 nm	Technology	5 nm
Chiplet	Chip design	Chiplet
Armv9-A (64 bit)	Instruction set (ISA)	x86-64 (64 bit)
Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME	ISA extensions	SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512
--	Socket	FL1
Apple Virtualization Framework	Virtualization	AMD-V, SVM
Yes	AES-NI	Yes
macOS, iPadOS	Operating systems	Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux
Q2/2024	Release date	Q3/2023
--	Release price	--

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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 2 CPU benchmarks

Apple M4 (100%)

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D (82%)

⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks

Apple M4 (81%)

AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D (100%)

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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz	2491 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	2138 (86%)

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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz	3630 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	2783 (77%)

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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz	13060 (81%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	16080 (100%)

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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	1931 (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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	33450 (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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	19880 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	747 (100%)

Cinebench R20 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R20 is the successor of Cinebench R15 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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	13036 (100%)

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.


	Apple M4 Apple M4 (10 Core) @ 1.40 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D AMD Radeon 610M @ 2.20 GHz	443 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Single-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 4.41 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 5.40 GHz	310 (100%)

Cinebench R15 (Multi-Core)

Cinebench R15 is the successor of Cinebench 11.5 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.


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	5602 (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.


	Apple M4 0.70 GHz	0 (0%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 33,450 CB R23 MC @ 104 W	322 (100%)

AI performance (NPU)

The performance values of the processor's AI unit. The isolated NPU performance is given here, the total AI performance (NPU+CPU+iGPU) can be higher.

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).


	Apple M4 9C 9T @ 0.70 GHz	38 (100%)
	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D 16C 32T @ 2.30 GHz	0 (0%)

Devices using this processor
Apple M4	AMD Ryzen 9 7945HX3D
Apple iPad Pro 11 (2024)	ASUS ROG Strix SCAR 17 X3D

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