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Apple M4 vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
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Summary
The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS, manufactured by AMD on the 4 nm process using the Hawk Point (Zen 4) architecture, is a high-end processor for powerful, energy-efficient desktops.
It features multiple cores, 8 MB L2 and 16 MB L3 cache. The integrated AMD Radeon 780M graphics offer 77 GB/s memory bandwidth and show good performance in multi-core applications as well as in the Cinebench 2024 multi-core test. The Apple M4, a System-on-a-Chip developed by Apple on the 3 nm process with proprietary M4 architecture, is for premium tablets and desktop systems.
It features multiple performance and efficiency cores, 20 MB L2 cache, and an Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU. The Unified Memory Architecture achieves 120 GB/s memory bandwidth. It excels with significantly higher single-core performance (Geekbench 6, Cinebench 2024) and in the Cinebench R23 multi-core test.
Both offer robust integrated graphics solutions for gaming. The Apple M4 is known for outstanding performance efficiency. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS also offers good efficiency. A direct price evaluation is not possible as both are part of complete systems. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS is suitable for Windows users who require strong multi-core performance and broad software compatibility.
The Apple M4 is ideal for creatives and users within the Apple ecosystem who benefit from high single-core performance and energy efficiency.
It features multiple cores, 8 MB L2 and 16 MB L3 cache. The integrated AMD Radeon 780M graphics offer 77 GB/s memory bandwidth and show good performance in multi-core applications as well as in the Cinebench 2024 multi-core test. The Apple M4, a System-on-a-Chip developed by Apple on the 3 nm process with proprietary M4 architecture, is for premium tablets and desktop systems.
It features multiple performance and efficiency cores, 20 MB L2 cache, and an Apple M4 (10 Core) GPU. The Unified Memory Architecture achieves 120 GB/s memory bandwidth. It excels with significantly higher single-core performance (Geekbench 6, Cinebench 2024) and in the Cinebench R23 multi-core test.
Both offer robust integrated graphics solutions for gaming. The Apple M4 is known for outstanding performance efficiency. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS also offers good efficiency. A direct price evaluation is not possible as both are part of complete systems. The AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS is suitable for Windows users who require strong multi-core performance and broad software compatibility.
The Apple M4 is ideal for creatives and users within the Apple ecosystem who benefit from high single-core performance and energy efficiency.
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
- Hawk Point (Zen 4) Architecture
- 4 nm Manufacturing Process
- Strong Multi-Core Performance
- Integrated AMD Radeon 780M Graphics
Apple M4
- Proprietary M4 Architecture
- 3 nm Manufacturing Process
- Superior Single-Core Performance
- High Energy Efficiency
Benchmarks
Performance Overview
Average performance across multiple benchmarks
Single-core performance
Multi-core performance
Cinebench 2024 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M4
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
61 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M4
88 %
9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
Cinebench R23 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M4
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
85 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
Cinebench R23 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M4
67 %
9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
100 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 6 Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M4
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
69 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
Geekbench 6 Multi-Core
Multi-core performance
Apple M4
100 %
9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
94 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5, 64bit Single-Core
Single-core performance
Apple M4
100 %
9C / 9T · 4.46 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
79 %
8C / 16T · 5.20 GHz
iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)
Apple M4
98 %
Apple M4 (10 Core)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
100 %
AMD Radeon 780M
AI performance (NPU)
Apple M4
100 %
9C / 9T · 0.91 GHz
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS
42 %
8C / 16T · 4.00 GHz
More benchmarks
Cinebench 2026 (ST)
218 entries
218 entries
Cinebench 2026 (MC)
219 entries
219 entries
Cinebench 2024 (SC)
427 entries
427 entries
Cinebench 2024 (MC)
422 entries
422 entries
Cinebench R23 (SC)
690 entries
690 entries
Cinebench R23 (MC)
665 entries
665 entries
Geekbench 6 (SC)
1,989 entries
1,989 entries
Geekbench 6 (MC)
1,927 entries
1,927 entries
Geekbench 5 (SC)
2,512 entries
2,512 entries
Geekbench 5 (MC)
2,483 entries
2,483 entries
FP32 SP (iGPU)
2,219 entries
2,219 entries
3DMark Timespy (iGPU)
534 entries
534 entries
AnTuTu 10 Benchmark
25 entries
25 entries
PassMark CPU-Mark
2,504 entries
2,504 entries
CPU performance per watt (efficiency)
140 entries
140 entries
AI performance (NPU)
218 entries
218 entries
Specifications
At a glance
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Wischen
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Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
|---|---|---|
| Family | Apple M series (38) | AMD Ryzen 9 (43) |
| CPU group | Apple M4 (7) | AMD Ryzen 8040 (22) |
| Architecture | M4 | Hawk Point (Zen 4) |
| Technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Segment | Notebook | Notebook |
| Socket | FP8 | |
| Predecessor | Apple M3 | AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS |
| Successor | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 365 |
CPU Cores and Base Frequency
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Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
|---|---|---|
| CPU Cores / Threads | 9 / 9 | 8 / 16 |
| Hyperthreading / SMT | ✗ | ✓ |
| Core architecture | hybrid (big.LITTLE) | normal |
| Core Cluster 1: | 3x Donan P-Core 0.91 - 4.46 GHz |
8x Zen 4 4.00 - 5.20 GHz |
| Core Cluster 2: | 6x Donan E-Core 0.90 - 2.85 GHz |
|
| L2-Cache | 20.00 MB | 8.00 MB |
| L3-Cache | 16.00 MB | |
| Overclocking | ✗ | ✗ |
Integrated graphics (iGPU)
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Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
|---|---|---|
| GPU name | Apple M4 (10 Core) | AMD Radeon 780M |
| GPU frequency | 0.34 - 1.58 GHz | 0.80 - 2.80 GHz |
| CUs / Shader | 160 / 1280 | 12 / 768 |
| Raytracing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Max. displays | 3 | 4 |
| Max. GPU Memory | 24 GB | 32 GB |
| Technology | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Release date | Q2/2024 | Q1/2023 |
NPU AI performance
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Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
|---|---|---|
| AI hardware | Apple Neural Engine | AMD Ryzen™ AI |
| AI specifications | 16 Neural cores @ 38 TOPS | AMD Ryzen™ AI (XDNA) @ 16 TOPS |
| NPU + CPU + iGPU |
Memory & PCIe
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Wischen
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Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
|---|---|---|
| Memory | LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) | LPDDR5X-7500 (120.0 GB/s) LPDDR5-6400 (102.4 GB/s) DDR5-5600 (89.6 GB/s) DDR5-4800 (76.8 GB/s) |
| Max. Memory | 8 GB | 256 GB |
| Memory channels | 2 | 2 |
| ECC | No | No |
| PCIe | 4.0 | 4.0 x 20 |
| PCIe Bandwidth | 39.4 GB/s |
Thermal Management
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Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
|---|---|---|
| TDP | 20 W | 45 W |
| TDP (PL2) | ||
| TDP up | 54 W | |
| TDP down | 15 W | 35 W |
| T. junction max. | 100 °C | 100 °C |
Technical details
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Wischen
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Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen 9 8945HS |
|---|---|---|
| Chip design | Monolithic | Monolithic |
| AES-NI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Operating systems | macOS, iPadOS | Windows 10, Windows 11, Linux |
| Instruction set | Armv9.2-A (64 bit) | x86-64 (64 bit) |
| ISA extensions | Rosetta 2 x86-Emulation, AVX2, SME | SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2,FMA3, AVX2, AVX512 |
| Release date | Q2/2024 | Q1/2024 |
| Release price | ||
| Documents | Technical data sheet | Technical data sheet |
User Reviews
Your rating
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