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Apple M3 vs AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

67 out of 100
Apple M3
VS
61 out of 100
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
Apple M3
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

We compared two 8-core laptop CPUs: the 4.05 GHz Apple M3 against the 3.8 GHz AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS. 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 (4)

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 M3
Advantages of Apple M3
  • Newer - released 10 months later
  • More modern manufacturing process – 3 versus 4 nanometers
  • 17% faster in a single-core Geekbench v6 test - 3009 vs 2577 points
Advantages of AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS
  • Supports up to 256 GB DDR5-5600 RAM
  • More powerful Radeon 780M integrated graphics: 4.1 vs 3.5 TFLOPS

Test in Benchmarks

Comparing the performance of CPUs across various tasks
CPU:
Apple M3
vs
Ryzen 7 7840HS

Cinebench

Reputable cross-platform benchmark for high-performance processors
Cinebench 2024 (Single)
Apple M3 +37%
140
Ryzen 7 7840HS
102
Cinebench 2024 (Multi)
Apple M3
712
Ryzen 7 7840HS +28%
911
Cinebench 2026 (Multi) 2341 -
Cinebench Scores (#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)
Apple M3 +17%
3009
Ryzen 7 7840HS
2577
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Apple M3
11815
Ryzen 7 7840HS +2%
12085
File compression 1260 MB/sec 1120 MB/sec
Clang compilation 94.7 Klines/sec 102.5 Klines/sec
HTML 5 Browser 264.5 pages/sec 217.2 pages/sec
PDF Renderer 313.9 Mpixels/sec 350 Mpixels/sec
Text processing 297 pages/sec 251.8 pages/sec
Background blur 50.2 images/sec 59.4 images/sec
Photo processing 114.8 images/sec 87.6 images/sec
Ray tracing 12.9 Mpixels/sec 22.5 Mpixels/sec
Sources: GeekBench [1], [2] – 438 & 753 samples

PassMark

Synthetic test that focuses on raw computational performance for low-level functions
Passmark CPU (Single-Core)
Apple M3 +27%
4707
Ryzen 7 7840HS
3708
Passmark CPU (Multi-Core)
Apple M3
19065
Ryzen 7 7840HS +48%
28292
Integer math 42.6 GOps/sec 97.1 GOps/sec
Floating point math 48.3 GOps/sec 59 GOps/sec
Find prime numbers 231M Primes/sec 87M Primes/sec
Random string sorting 27.3M Strings/sec 40.4M Strings/sec
Data encryption 11.5 GBytes/sec 20.3 GBytes/sec
Data compression 225 MBytes/sec 340.4 MBytes/sec
Physics 1867 Frames/sec 1362 Frames/sec
Extended instructions 10B Matrices/sec 25.4B Matrices/sec
Sources: PassMark [3], [4] – 1563 & 4310 samples

Blender

3D rendering test that measures CPU performance in 3D modeling tasks (uses all cores)
Blender CPU
Apple M3
160.35
Ryzen 7 7840HS +36%
218.59

Performance Per Watt

Shows the score you get per each watt of PL1 TDP
Cinebench 2024 / Watt 35.6 PPW 16.9 PPW
Geekbench 6 Multi / Watt 590.8 PPW 223.8 PPW
Passmark CPU Mark / Watt 953.3 PPW 523.9 PPW
Blender / Watt 8.02 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 M3
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-08-22 (doannguyenmfs)Geekbench 6 CPU2991 / 11735
πŸ“˜ 2026-06-16 (darkknightSup)Geekbench 6 CPU2990 / 11498
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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 M3 and AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

General

Vendor Apple Amd
Released October 30, 2023 January 4, 2023
Type Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set ARMv8 x86-64
Codename Apple M3 Zen 4 (Phoenix)
Integrated GPU Apple M3 GPU Radeon 780M
Rival Equivalent - - Intel Core i7 13620H
Successor - Apple M5 (10-Core) - AMD Ryzen 7 8840HS
AMD Ryzen CPU ranking (#61st place)

CPU

Performance Cores
P-Cores 4 8
P-Threads 4 16
Base Frequency (P) 4.05 GHz 3.8 GHz
Turbo Boost Frequency (P) - 5.1 GHz
Efficient Cores
E-Cores 4 -
E-Threads 4 -
Base Frequency (E) 2.75 GHz -
Total
Total Cores 8 8
Total Threads 8 16
Bus Frequency - 100 MHz
Multiplier 40x 38x
L1 Cache 192K (per core) 64K (per core)
L2 Cache 16MB (shared) 1MB (per core)
L3 Cache - 16MB (shared)
Unlocked Multiplier No No

Package

Transistors 25 billions 25 billions
Fabrication Process 3 nm 4 nm
TDP (PL1) 20 W 35-54 W (configurable)
Socket Apple M-Socket FP8
Peak Temperature 100Β°C 100Β°C
Laptop processors ranking (68th and 91st place)

iGPU

Integrated Graphics Apple M3 GPU Radeon 780M
GPU Base Clock 500 MHz 800 MHz
GPU Boost Clock 1380 MHz 2700 MHz
Shading Units 1280 768
TMUs 80 48
ROPs 40 32
Execution Units 160 12
TGP 15 W 15 W
iGPU FLOPS
Apple M3
3.5 TFLOPS
Ryzen 7 7840HS +17%
4.1 TFLOPS
More info: Radeon 780M compared to Apple M3 GPU (10-core)

Memory Support

Memory Types - LPDDR5-6400 - DDR5-5600
- LPDDR5x-7500
Max. Memory Size 24 GB 256 GB
Memory Channels 8 2
Max. Memory Bandwidth 102.4 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.

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Comments

So which CPU will you choose: AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS or Apple M3?
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ComputerNerd November 9, 2023 at 10:35 AM
For all the hype around the base M3 CPU, it gets beaten by an AMD CPU and iGPU. This shows up in the Beelink GTR7, which also costs less than the expected M3 Mac Mini with similar DDR5 RAM.
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Dakrkich November 9, 2023 at 08:54 PM
You seem misinformed. The base M3 is three times more efficient. It will run in the next iPad, which is something this Ryzen can only dream of. Even the latest and most efficient Ryzen chip, the Z1 Extreme, with a 7-inch FHD screen on Rog Ally and a huge battery, consumes an absurd 50 watts of power and only lasts a measly one hour of handheld gaming. In comparison, AMD doesn't even come close to the best ARM chips.
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Gabroz November 21, 2023 at 09:33 PM
Dakrkich, @Dakrkich you are right but at the same time you have made a wrong conclusion. AMD Z1 Extreme is extremely efficient. Running the same identical game, Lies of P, on a MacBook Pro (M3) and on a Legion Go (Z1) has shown that the 100W/h battery lasted exactly double the 50W/h battery of the Legion Go. We can assume that the efficiency of both chips is quite similar, and even their declared TDP is really closer than you think (15w Vs 15w). The incredible running time presented by Apple is achieved using low power computational tasks, like watching video or scrolling a web page. Gaming is an highly demanding task: gaming AAA titles on a MacBook Pro has shown how similar their real efficiency is. According to the first reviewers, AMD on the brand new Threadripper 7000 has reached the most efficient architecture ever for x86 cores (0.8 volt, less than 3.5 watts per core). It's crazy efficient for that performance level, which repositioned ARM cores in a less interesting league. They almost broke 150,000 points on Cinebench 23 (Apple M3 stands at 10,370, for comparison, ). So, no, AMD has shown to have an efficient high-performance architecture and they are ready for Zen 5c next year, their efficiency-centered architecture.
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Nope October 9, 2024 at 08:01 PM
Gabroz, I own two machines, each with one of these processors. They're both fantastic, though the M3 is noticeably snappier. That's a combination of apple software, proprietary hardware, etc. which is something you just cannot get with a regular windows PC. Now, I have both - so clearly I have a need for each. The ryzen PC is for gaming, and general computer work as well as being more software friendly which gives me access to all the software I could need to use. The M3 is for content creation, and relaxing/consuming media. Neither of these could do the other's job comfortably.
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