Apple M3 Pro vs AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX
We compared two laptop CPUs: Apple M3 Pro with 12 cores 4.05GHz and AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX with 16 cores 2.5GHz . You will find out which processor performs better in benchmark tests, key specifications, power consumption and more.
Main Differences
Apple M3 Pro 's Advantages
Integrated graphics card
Higher specification of memory (6400 vs 5200)
Higher base frequency (4.05GHz vs 2.5GHz)
More modern manufacturing process (3nm vs 5nm)
Lower TDP (30W vs 55W)
AMD Ryzen 9 8945HX 's Advantages
Released 1 years and 6 months late
Newer PCIe version (5 vs 4.0)
Score
General Parameters
Oct 2023
Release Date
Apr 2025
Apple
Manufacturer
AMD
Laptop
Type
Laptop
ARMv8
Instruction Set
-
Apple M3
Core Architecture
Dragon Range
Apple M-Socket
Socket
AMD Socket FL1
Apple M3 Pro GPU (19-core)
Integrated Graphics
Radeon 610M
-
Generation
Ryzen 9 (Zen 4 (Dragon Range))
Package
37 billions
Transistor Count
13.14 billions
3 nm
Manufacturing Process
5 nm
30 W
Power Consumption
55 W
100 °C
Peak Operating Temperature
100°C
-
Foundry
TSMC
-
Die Size
2x71 mm²
-
I/O Process Size
6 nm
-
I/O Die Size
122 mm²
CPU Performance
6
Performance Cores
-
6
Performance Core Threads
-
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Base Frequency
2.5 GHz
4.05 GHz
Performance Core Turbo Frequency
5.4 GHz
6
Efficiency Cores
-
6
Efficiency Core Threads
-
2.75 GHz
Efficiency Core Base Frequency
-
2.57 GHz
Efficiency Core Turbo Frequency
-
12
Total Core Count
16
12
Total Thread Count
32
-
Bus Frequency
100 MHz
40
Multiplier
24.0
192 K per core
L1 Cache
64 KB per core
16 MB shared
L2 Cache
1 MB per core
-
L3 Cache
64 MB shared
No
Unlocked Multiplier
Yes
-
SMP
1
Memory Parameters
LPDDR5-6400
Memory Types
DDR5-5200
36 GB
Max Memory Size
-
3
Max Memory Channels
2
153.6 GB/s
Max Memory Bandwidth
-
No
ECC Memory Support
No
Graphics Card Parameters
true
Integrated Graphics
-
500 MHz
GPU Base Frequency
-
1600 MHz
GPU Max Dynamic Frequency
-
2304
Shader Units
-
144
Texture Units
-
72
Raster Operation Units
-
288
Execution Units
-
30
Power Consumption
-
7.4 TFLOPS
Graphics Performance
-
Miscellaneous
4.0
PCIe Version
5
-
PCIe Lanes
28
