Ryzen 9 7840HX vs Apple M2 Pro

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

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Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesAMD Dragon Range (Zen 4, Ryzen 7045)
DesignerAppleAMD
Architecture codenameno dataDragon Range-HX (Zen 4) (2023−2024)
Release date17 January 2023 (3 years ago)17 January 2024 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

Basic parameters of M2 Pro and Ryzen 9 7840HX: 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 cores12 (Dodeca-Core)12 (Dodeca-Core)
Threads1224
Base clock speed2.424 GHz2.9 GHz
Boost clock speed3.5 GHz5.1 GHz
L1 cache3.3 MB768 KB
L2 cache36 MB12 MB
L3 cache24 MB64 MB
Chip lithography5 nm5 nm
Maximum core temperatureno data100 °C
Number of transistors40000 Million9900 Million
64 bit support++

Compatibility

Information on M2 Pro and Ryzen 9 7840HX 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.

Socketno dataFL1
Power consumption (TDP)W55 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by M2 Pro and Ryzen 9 7840HX. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensionsno dataMMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, AVX-512, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, SMT, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME
AES-NI-+
FMA-+
AVX-+

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by M2 Pro and Ryzen 9 7840HX. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesno dataDDR5

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardApple M2 Pro 19-Core GPUAMD Radeon 610M (400 - 2200 MHz)

Pros & cons summary


Recency 17 January 2023 17 January 2024
Threads 12 24

Ryzen 9 7840HX has an age advantage of 1 year, and 100% more threads.

We couldn't decide between Apple M2 Pro and AMD Ryzen 9 7840HX. We've got no test results to judge.

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