Apple M3 Pro 12-Core vs Ryzen 7 7840HS
Aggregate performance score
Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Apple M3 Pro 12-Core by a significant 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
Comparing Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in performance ranking | 285 | 425 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | no data | Apple M3 |
| Architecture codename | Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) | no data |
| Release date | January 2023 (1 year ago) | 30 October 2023 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 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) | 12 (Dodeca-Core) |
| Threads | 16 | 126 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core |
| Base clock speed | 3.8 GHz | 2.748 GHz |
| Boost clock speed | 5.1 GHz | 4.06 GHz |
| L1 cache | 64K (per core) | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB (per core) | no data |
| L3 cache | 16 MB (shared) | no data |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Die size | 178 mm2 | no data |
| Maximum core temperature | 100 °C | no data |
| Number of transistors | 25,000 million | 37000 Million |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
| Unlocked multiplier | No | No |
Compatibility
Information on Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core 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 | 1 | no data |
| Socket | FP8 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 27 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | DDR5-5600/LPDDR5x-7500 RAM (incl. ECC), PCIe 4, Ryzen AI, MMX, 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 | no data |
| AES-NI | + | no data |
| FMA | + | no data |
| AVX | + | no data |
Virtualization technologies
Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core are enumerated here.
| AMD-V | + | no data |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR5 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card Compare | AMD Radeon 780M | Apple M3 Pro 18-Core GPU |
Peripherals
Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core.
| PCIe version | 4.0 | no data |
| PCI Express lanes | 20 | no data |
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.
Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Apple M3 Pro 12-Core by 23% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core
Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.
Benchmark coverage: 15%
Ryzen 7 7840HS outperforms Apple M3 Pro 12-Core by 19% in Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 18.75 | 15.24 |
| Physical cores | 8 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 126 x 4.1 GHz Apple M3 P-Core6 x 2.7 GHz Apple M3 E-Core |
| Chip lithography | 4 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 35 Watt | 27 Watt |
The Ryzen 7 7840HS is our recommended choice as it beats the Apple M3 Pro 12-Core in performance tests.
Should you still have questions on choice between Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M3 Pro 12-Core, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.
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