Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs Apple M1 Max
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS outperforms Apple M1 Max by a significant 20% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 527 | 387 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Power efficiency | no data | 56.51 |
| Architecture codename | no data | Hawk Point (2024) |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (3 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 10 (Deca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.06 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.9 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 48 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 57000 Million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Number of CPUs in a configuration | no data | 1 |
| Socket | no data | FP7 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2060 ‑ 3220 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | - | + |
| AVX | - | + |
| Precision Boost 2 | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | - | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | no data | DDR5 |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | Apple M1 Max 32-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 13.90 | 16.72 |
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2060 Watt | 28 Watt |
Apple M1 Max has 25% more physical cores.
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, on the other hand, has a 20.3% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 2 years, 60% more threads, a 25% more advanced lithography process, and 7257.1% lower power consumption.
The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Max in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M1 Max is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Max and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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