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Apple M2 Max vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

67 out of 100
Apple M2 Max
VS
61 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
Apple M2 Max
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

We compared two laptop CPUs: the 3.5 GHz Apple M2 Max with 12-cores against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS with 8-cores. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

  1. Review
  2. Differences
  3. Performance
  4. Specs
  5. Comments (2)

Review

General overview and comparison of the processors
Single-Core Performance
Performance in single-threaded apps and benchmarks
Multi-Core Performance
Measure performance when all cores are involved
Power Efficiency
The efficiency score of power consumption
Integrated Graphics
iGPU capabilities for gaming and 3D-intensive tasks
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between 7840HS and Max
Advantages of Apple M2 Max
  • More powerful Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) integrated graphics: 13.6 vs 4.1 TFLOPS
  • Supports quad-channel memory
  • Has 4 more physical cores
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • More modern manufacturing process – 4 versus 5 nanometers

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
M2 Max
vs
Ryzen 7 7840HS

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
M2 Max +20%
122
Ryzen 7 7840HS
102
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
M2 Max +12%
1022
Ryzen 7 7840HS
911
Cinebench Scores (148th and 182nd place)
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GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
M2 Max +5%
2695
Ryzen 7 7840HS
2577
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
M2 Max +23%
14891
Ryzen 7 7840HS
12085
File compression 1690 MB/sec 1120 MB/sec
Clang compilation 131.8 Klines/sec 102.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 368.6 pages/sec 217.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 382.1 Mpixels/sec 350 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 272.7 pages/sec 251.8 pages/sec
Background blur 54.1 images/sec 59.4 images/sec
Photo processing 149.6 images/sec 87.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 17 Mpixels/sec 22.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 693 & 753 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M2 Max +12%
4136
Ryzen 7 7840HS
3708
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
M2 Max
26843
Ryzen 7 7840HS +5%
28292
Integer math 57.7 GOps/sec 97.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 73.4 GOps/sec 59 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 359M Primes/sec 87M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 41.1M Strings/sec 40.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 15.7 GBytes/sec 20.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 335.2 MBytes/sec 340.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 3849 Frames/sec 1362 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.7B Matrices/sec 25.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1034 & 4310 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
M2 Max +16%
253.11
Ryzen 7 7840HS
218.59

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 20.4 PPW 16.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 297.8 PPW 223.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 536.9 PPW 523.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 5.06 PPW 4.05 PPW
These are rough calculations, as most CPUs surpass PL1 TDP wattage even in multicore workloads.

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Apple M2 Max
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AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-08 (Hari)Cinebench 2024104 / 880
πŸ“˜ 2025-07-31 (Safi ullah)Cinebench 2024102 / 911
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-10 (Johns)Cinebench 2024105 / 929
πŸ“˜ 2025-04-05 (KaniastyGucio)Cinebench 2024100 / 910
πŸ“˜ 2024-12-09 (Anand)Cinebench 202472 / 719
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Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M2 Max and AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released January 17, 2023 January 4, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M2 Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated GPU Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) Radeon 780M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i7 13620H
Successor - Apple M5 Max (40-сore GPU) - AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#61st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 8 8
P-Threads 8 16
Base Frequency (P) 3.5 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.4 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 8
Total Threads 12 16
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 35x 38x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 32MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 67 billions 25 billions
Fabrication Process 5 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 50 W 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FP8
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (69th and 91st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core) Radeon 780M
GPU Base Clock 450 MHz 800 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1398 MHz 2700 MHz
Shading Units 4864 768
TMUs 304 48
ROPs 152 32
Execution Units 608 12
TGP 70 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
M2 Max +232%
13.6 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 7840HS
4.1 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 780M compared to Apple M2 Max GPU (38-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max. Memory Size 96 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 4 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 409.6 GB/s -
ECC Support No Yes

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 4.0
PCI Express Lanes - 20
Further details
Notes on Ryzen 7 7840HS:
    - DDR5 memory is supported only on the FP7r2 socket, while FP7 and FP8 sockets support LPDDR5/x.
    - ECC support is available exclusively on the FP7r2 socket.

Cast your vote

Choose between two processors
9 (8.3%)
100 (91.7%)
Total votes: 109

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS or Apple M2 Max?
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Perris Calderon February 19, 2023 at 04:29 PM
This comparison demonstrates how pathetic the ARM instruction set is, needing almost 3 times the transistor count AND 50 percent more cores to compete. ARM is not the future, Apple knows this, they understand they're wasting physical assets, putting what amounts to 3 cpus in their laptops just to look performant. Apple is poaching Intel, AMD, and CISC-5 techs in a bid to get their own ISC, getting out of the pathetic ARM ipt, (instruction per transistor) and license fees.
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Ibrahim September 17, 2023 at 03:58 PM
I believe your comparison of transistor numbers is somewhat skewed. The 67 billion in the M2 Max includes the RAM, GPU, and Apple's Neural Engine. The Apple M2 Pro, with its 40 billion transistors, matches the CPU performance of the Max, while still incorporating the RAM and Neural Engine. Additionally, comparing the number of cores can be misleading. Four of them are power-efficient cores, which aren't as potent as the other eight. When making such comparisons, it's crucial to note that M2 chips achieve these figures with much less power than Intel/AMD while still utilizing a 5-nanometer process. I'm eager to see the performance metrics they might hit on a 3-nanometer process.
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