Apple M3 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX

72 out of 100
Apple M3 Pro
VS
69 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX

We compared two 12-core laptop CPUs: the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 Pro against the 3.0 GHz AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX. On this page, you'll find out which processor has better performance in benchmarks, games and other useful information.

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 7845HX and Pro
Advantages of Apple M3 Pro
  • More powerful Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) integrated graphics: 6.4 vs 0.6 TFLOPS
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 5 nanometers
  • Newer - released 10 months later
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
  • Unlocked multiplier
  • Supports up to 64 GB DDR5-5200 RAM
  • Newer PCI Express version – 5.0

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
M3 Pro +30%
143
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
1059
1424
Cinebench Scores (141st and 79th place)

GeekBench v6

The new version of this benchmark emulates common operations often used in real-world apps
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
M3 Pro +3%
3163
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
15512
17533
File compression 1560 MB/sec 1510 MB/sec
Clang compilation 132.6 Klines/sec 187.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 382.9 pages/sec 293.3 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 393.2 Mpixels/sec 473.4 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 301 pages/sec 322.5 pages/sec
Background blur 61.4 images/sec 71.1 images/sec
Photo processing 144.1 images/sec 100.1 images/sec
Ray tracing 19.7 Mpixels/sec 43.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 991 & 494 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
M3 Pro +9%
4247
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
24046
44411
Integer math 55.9 GOps/sec 152.9 GOps/sec
Floating point math 64.8 GOps/sec 92.9 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 240M Primes/sec 327M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 35.2M Strings/sec 62.9M Strings/sec
Data encryption 14.4 GBytes/sec 32.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 288.5 MBytes/sec 534.1 MBytes/sec
Physics 2060 Frames/sec 2325 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 14.1B Matrices/sec 40.2B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1204 & 846 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
228.7
355.47

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 35.3 PPW 19 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 517.1 PPW 233.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 801.5 PPW 592.1 PPW
Blender / Watt 7.62 PPW 4.74 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 M3 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (Kirich)Geekbench 6 CPU3198 / 14601
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-25 (Kirich)Cinebench 2024150 / 946
AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2025-06-21 (Sandormen)Cinebench 2024108 / 1036
πŸ“˜ 2025-02-11 (Link196)Cinebench 2024110 / 1424
πŸ“˜ 2025-01-26 (T)Cinebench 2024114 / 1477

Specifications

Full technical specification of Apple M3 Pro and AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2023 January 4, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Zen 4 (Dragon Range)
Model number - 7845HX
Integrated GPU Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) Radeon 610M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i9 13900HX
Successor - Apple M5 Pro (18-Core) - AMD Ryzen 9 9850HX
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#37th place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 6 12
P-Threads 6 24
Base Frequency (P) 4.05 GHz 3.0 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.2 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 6 -
E-Threads 6 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.75 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 12 12
Total Threads 12 24
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 40x 30x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 64MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No Yes

Package

Transistors 37 billions 13.1 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 5 nm
TDP (PL1) 30 W 45-75 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FL1
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (44th and 60th place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M3 Pro GPU (18-core) Radeon 610M
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 400 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1380 MHz 2200 MHz
Shading Units 2304 128
TMUs 144 8
ROPs 72 4
Execution Units 288 2
TGP 30 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
M3 Pro +967%
6.4 TFLOPS
0.6 TFLOPS

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - DDR5-5200
Max. Memory Size 36 GB 64 GB
Memory Channels 12 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 153.6 GB/s -
ECC Support No No

Misc

Official Site - AMD Ryzen 9 7845HX official page
PCI Express Version 4.0 5.0
PCI Express Lanes - 28

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