Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U vs Apple M1 Pro 8-Core
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U outperforms Apple M1 Pro 8-Core by an impressive 82% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 803 | 381 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M-Series | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Hawk Point |
| Release date | 18 October 2021 (2 years ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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 | 8 (Octa-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.06 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 3.22 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | 2.3 MB | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | 28 MB | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | 16 MB | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 33700 Million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U 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) | no data | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| AES-NI | no data | + |
| AVX | no data | + |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U. 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 Pro 14-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.89 | 16.19 |
| Recency | 18 October 2021 | 16 April 2024 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 5 nm | 4 nm |
The Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M1 Pro 8-Core in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M1 Pro 8-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M1 Pro 8-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840U, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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