Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS vs Apple M3 Max 16-Core
Aggregate performance score
Apple M3 Max 16-Core outperforms Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS by a significant 22% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 224 | 319 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Server |
| Series | Apple M3 | no data |
| Architecture codename | no data | Hawk Point |
| Release date | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) | 16 April 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Apple M3 Max 16-Core 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 | 16 (Hexadeca-Core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 16 |
| Base clock speed | 2.748 GHz | 3.3 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.06 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 64 KB (per core) |
| L2 cache | no data | 1 MB (per core) |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB (shared) |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Number of transistors | 92000 Million | 25,000 million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Apple M3 Max 16-Core 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) | 78 Watt | 28 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS. 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 M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | no data | + |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core 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 M3 Max 40-Core GPU | AMD Radeon 780M |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS.
| PCIe version | no data | 4.0 |
| PCI Express lanes | no data | 20 |
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 21.84 | 17.85 |
| Recency | 30 October 2023 | 16 April 2024 |
| Physical cores | 16 | 8 |
| Threads | 1612 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core4 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 78 Watt | 28 Watt |
The Apple M3 Max 16-Core is our recommended choice as it beats the Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS in performance tests.
Be aware that Apple M3 Max 16-Core is a notebook processor while Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS is a server/workstation one.
Should you still have questions on choice between Apple M3 Max 16-Core and Ryzen 7 PRO 8840HS, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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