AMD Ryzen 7 8840U vs Apple M3 Max
We compared two laptop CPUs: AMD Ryzen 7 8840U with 8 cores 3.3GHz and Apple M3 Max with 16 cores 4.05GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U 's Advantages
Higher specification of memory (7500 vs 6400)
Lower TDP (30W vs 56W)
Apple M3 Max 's Advantages
Better graphics card performance
Larger memory bandwidth (409.6GB/s vs 89.6GB/s)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 3.3GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 4nm)
Score
Benchmark
Cinebench R23 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
1780
Apple M3 Max
+9%
1950
Cinebench R23 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
12815
Apple M3 Max
+87%
24002
Geekbench 6 Single Core
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
2468
Apple M3 Max
+30%
3227
Geekbench 6 Multi Core
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
11498
Apple M3 Max
+84%
21164
Blender
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U
171
Apple M3 Max
+142%
415
General Parameters
Dec 2023
Release Date
Oct 2023
AMD
Manufacturer
Apple
Laptop
Type
Laptop
x86-64
Instruction Set
ARMv8
Zen 4 (Hawk Point)
Core Architecture
Apple M3
FP8
Socket
Apple M-Socket
Radeon 780M
Integrated Graphics
Apple M3 Max GPU (38-core)
Ryzen 7 (Zen 4 (Hawk Point))
Generation
-
Package
25 billions
Transistor Count
92 billions
4 nm
Manufacturing Process
3 nm
15-30 W
Power Consumption
56 W
100°C
Peak Operating Temperature
100 °C
TSMC
Foundry
-
178 mm²
Die Size
-
CPU Performance
8
Performance Cores
12
16
Performance Core Threads
12
3.3 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
4.05 GHz
5.1 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
4.05 GHz
-
Efficiency Cores
4
-
Efficiency Core Threads
4
-
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
2.75 GHz
-
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
2.57 GHz
8
Total Core Count
16
16
Total Thread Count
16
100 MHz
Bus Frequency
-
33x
Multiplier
40
64 K per core
L1 Cache
192 K per core
1 MB per core
L2 Cache
32 MB shared
16 MB shared
L3 Cache
-
No
Unlocked Multiplier
No
1
SMP
-
Memory Parameters
DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500
Memory Types
LPDDR5-6400
256 GB
Max Memory Size
128 GB
2
Max Memory Channels
8
89.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
409.6 GB/s
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
true
1500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
500 MHz
2700 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
1600 MHz
768
Shader Units
5120
48
Texture Units
320
32
Raster Operation Units
160
12
Execution Units
640
15 W
Power Consumption
60
7680x4320 - 60 Hz
Max Resolution
-
8.12 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
16.4 TFLOPS
