Apple M2 Max vs Ryzen 7 7840S

Place in the ranking	467	392
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Market segment	Laptop	Laptop
Series	Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)	Apple M-Series
Power efficiency	40.80	20.13
Architecture codename	Phoenix-HS (Zen 4) (2023)	no data
Release date	5 January 2023 (1 year ago)	17 January 2023 (1 year ago)

Detailed specifications

Ryzen 7 7840S and Apple M2 Max 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	12
Base clock speed	3.8 GHz	2.424 GHz
Boost clock speed	5.1 GHz	3.7 GHz
L1 cache	512 KB	3.3 MB
L2 cache	8 MB	36 MB
L3 cache	16 MB	48 MB
Chip lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Die size	178 mm²	no data
Maximum core temperature	100 °C	no data
Number of transistors	no data	67000 Million
64 bit support	+	+
Windows 11 compatibility	+	no data

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen 7 7840S and Apple M2 Max 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	FP7/FP7r2/FP8	no data
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	79 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Apple M2 Max. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

Instruction set extensions	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	+	-
FMA	+	-
AVX	+	-

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen 7 7840S and Apple M2 Max. 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.

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AMD Radeon 780M ( - 2700 MHz)

Apple M2 Max 38-Core GPU

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 7840S 15.09

Apple M2 Max 16.80
+11.3%

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.

Ryzen 7 7840S 23966

Apple M2 Max 26686
+11.3%

Cinebench 15 64-bit multi-core

Cinebench Release 15 Multi Core is a variant of Cinebench R15 which uses all the processor threads.

Ryzen 7 7840S 2223
+6.7%

Apple M2 Max 2084

Cinebench 15 64-bit single-core

Cinebench R15 (standing for Release 15) is a benchmark made by Maxon, authors of Cinema 4D. It was superseded by later versions of Cinebench, which use more modern variants of Cinema 4D engine. The Single Core version (sometimes called Single-Thread) only uses a single processor thread to render a room full of reflective spheres and light sources.

Ryzen 7 7840S 274
+16.1%

Apple M2 Max 236