Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS vs Apple M4 (10 cores)
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS outperforms Apple M4 (10 cores) by a moderate 17% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 546 | 421 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | Apple Apple M4 | AMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) |
| Power efficiency | 14.43 | 19.29 |
| Designer | Apple | AMD |
| Architecture codename | no data | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023) |
| Release date | 7 May 2024 (1 year ago) | 13 June 2023 (2 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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 | no data | 4 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 4.4 GHz | 5.2 GHz |
| L1 cache | no data | 512 KB |
| L2 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| L3 cache | no data | 16 MB |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Die size | no data | 178 mm2 |
| Maximum core temperature | no data | 100 °C |
| Number of transistors | 28 Million | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
Compatibility
Information on M4 (10 cores) and Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS 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.
| Socket | no data | FP7/FP8 |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 35 Watt |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | Apple M4 10-core GPU | AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz) |
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.
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. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
CrossMark Overall
WebXPRT 4 Overall
Geekbench 6.4 Multi-Core
Geekbench 6.4 Single-Core
Geekbench 6.3 Multi-Core
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 14.93 | 17.46 |
| Recency | 7 May 2024 | 13 June 2023 |
| Physical cores | 10 | 8 |
| Threads | 10 | 16 |
| Chip lithography | 3 nm | 4 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 40 Watt | 35 Watt |
Apple M4 (10 cores) has an age advantage of 10 months, 25% more physical cores, and a 33.3% more advanced lithography process.
Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS, on the other hand, has a 16.9% higher aggregate performance score, 60% more threads, and 14.3% lower power consumption.
The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M4 (10 cores) in performance tests.
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