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Apple M1 vs AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS

Apple M1

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The Apple M1 is a System on a Chip (SoC) from Apple that is found in the late 2020 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13, and Mac Mini. It offers 8 cores divided in four performance cores and four power-efficiency cores. The big cores offer 192 KB instruction cache, 128 KB data cache, and 12 MB shared L2 cache. According to Apple the performance of these cores should be better than anything on the market (in late 2020). The four efficiency cores are a lot smaller and offer only 128 KB instruction cache, 64 KB data cache, and 4 MB shared cache. The efficiency cores (E cluster) clock with 600 - 2064 MHz, the performance cores (P cluster) with 600 - 3204 MHz.

The M1 is available in two TDP variants, a passive cooled 10 Watt variant for the MacBook Air and an active cooled faster variant for the MacBook Pro 13 and Mac Mini. Those should offer a better-sustained performance according to Apple.

The integrated graphics card in the M1 offers 8 cores (7 cores in the entry MacBook Air) and a peak performance of 2.6 teraflops. Apple claims that it is faster than any other iGPU at the time of announcement.

Furthermore, the SoC integrates a fast 16 core neural engine with a peak performance of 11 TOPS (for AI hardware acceleration), a secure enclave (e.g., for encryption), a unified memory architecture, Thunderbolt / USB 4 controller, an ISP, and media de- and encoders.

The Apple M1 includes 16 billion transistors (up from the 10 billion of the A12Z Bionic and therefore double the amount of a Tiger Lake-U chip like the i7-1185G7) and is manufactured in 5nm at TSMC.

AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS

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The AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS is a fast high-end laptop processor of the Phoenix series. It offers 8 cores (octa core) based on the Zen 4 architecture that supports hyperthreading (16 threads). The cores clock from 4 (base) up to 5.2 GHz (single core boost). The processor includes 8 MB L2 cache and 16 MB L3 cache.

Compared to the consumer Ryzen 9 7940HS, the PRO models offer additional security, manageability, and reliability features designed for professional users and workstation environments.

The performance of the R9 PRO 7940HS should be slightly higher than the old top model Ryzen 9 6980HX (8 Zen 3 cores with up to 4.9 GHz) at 54W TDP and Ryzen 9 6980HS at 35W TDP. Compared to the higher end Dragon Range series, the 7940HS should be similar to the Ryzen 7 7745HX (also 8 Zen 4 cores, max 5.1 GHz, 55W tDP, 32 MB L3).

The chip integrates a modern and fasts RDNA 3 graphics card (iGPU) called Radeon 780M with 12 CUs and up to 2.8 GHz clock speed. Furthermore, the Phoenix series include a video engine with AV1 de- and encoding, a new Xilinx FPGA based XDNA AI accelerator (Ryzen AI) that should be faster than the AI engine in the Apple M2 SOC and a dual-channel DDR5-5600 / LPDDR5x-7500 memory controller (with ECC support). The connectivity features includes 2 possible USB 4 (40 Gbps) ports and 20 PCIe 4.0 lanes for a GPU and SSDs.

The Phoenix series uses a single monolithic design (unlike the chiplet design of the 7045HX series) and is manufactured in the modern 4nm process at TSMC. The TDP can be configured between 35 and 45 Watt.

ModelApple M1AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS
SeriesApple Apple M-SeriesAMD Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040)
Series: Phoenix (Zen 4, Ryzen 7040) Phoenix-HS (Zen 4)
Apple M1 Max compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores48 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz10 / 10 cores24 MB L3
Apple M1 Pro 8-Core compare2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores16 MB L3
Apple M1 « 2.06 - 3.22 GHz8 / 8 cores8 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS compare4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS « 4 - 5.2 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 7840S compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840HS compare3.8 - 5.1 GHz8 / 16 cores16 MB L3
AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS compare4.3 - 5 GHz6 / 12 cores16 MB L3
Clock2064 - 3220 MHz4000 - 5200 MHz
L1 Cache2 MB512 KB
L2 Cache16 MB8 MB
L3 Cache8 MB16 MB
Cores / Threads8 / 88 / 16
8 x 5.2 GHz AMD Zen 4
Transistors16000 Million
Technology5 nm4 nm
FeaturesARMv8 Instruction Set
iGPUApple M1 8-Core GPUAMD Radeon 780M ( - 2800 MHz)
ArchitectureARMx86
Announced
CodenamePhoenix-HS (Zen 4)
TDP35 Watt
Die Size178 mm2
max. Temp.100 °C
SocketFP7/FP8
Manufacturerwww.amd.com

Benchmarks

Performance Rating - CB R15 + R20 + 7-Zip + X265 + Blender + 3DM11 CPU - R9 PRO 7940HS
44.1 pt (61%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Single Core
100%
1 M1 +
110 Points (76%)
Cinebench 2024 - CB24 CPU Multi Core
100%
1 M1 +
444 Points (8%)
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Multi Core
100%
M1 +
min: 7409     avg: 7728     median: 7800.5 (7%)     max: 7830 Points
min: 14919     avg: 15603     median: 14953 (14%)     max: 16938 Points
Cinebench R23 - Cinebench R23 Single Core
100%
M1 +
min: 1496     avg: 1512     median: 1514.5 (64%)     max: 1520 Points
min: 1568     avg: 1708     median: 1762 (75%)     max: 1794 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)
100%
M1 +
min: 401     avg: 403     median: 402.5 (45%)     max: 406 Points
min: 611     avg: 665     median: 689 (77%)     max: 695 Points
Cinebench R20 - Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)
100%
M1 +
min: 1863     avg: 2040     median: 2093.5 (5%)     max: 2109 Points
min: 5790     avg: 6068     median: 5812 (14%)     max: 6601 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64 Bit
100%
M1 +
min: 1020     avg: 1063     median: 1072 (7%)     max: 1087 Points
min: 2356     avg: 2478     median: 2360 (15%)     max: 2718 Points
Cinebench R15 - Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64 Bit
100%
M1 +
min: 206     avg: 207.3     median: 208 (63%)     max: 208 Points
min: 247     avg: 267.3     median: 275 (83%)     max: 280 Points
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Multli Thread 4 runs
100%
M1 +
34614 MIPS (20%)
min: 61111     avg: 63409     median: 61303 (35%)     max: 67813 MIPS
7-Zip 18.03 - 7-Zip 18.03 Single Thread 4 runs
100%
M1 +
5441 MIPS (65%)
min: 5844     avg: 6185     median: 6215 (74%)     max: 6497 MIPS
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 - HWBOT x265 4k Preset
min: 17     avg: 18.2     median: 17.3 (30%)     max: 20.4 fps
Blender - Blender 3.3 Classroom CPU *
100%
M1 +
964 Seconds (12%)
min: 305     avg: 331     median: 343 (4%)     max: 345 Seconds
Blender - Blender 2.79 BMW27 CPU *
100%
M1 +
min: 412     avg: 561     median: 561 (4%)     max: 710 Seconds
min: 191     avg: 206.7     median: 214 (2%)     max: 215 Seconds
R Benchmark 2.5 - R Benchmark 2.5 *
100%
M1 +
0.7 sec (16%)
min: 0.4462     avg: 0.5     median: 0.5 (10%)     max: 0.4835 sec
3DMark 11 - 3DM11 Performance Physics
min: 17734     avg: 19358     median: 18994.5 (51%)     max: 21708 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Cloud Gate Physics
min: 18622     avg: 18646     median: 18646 (47%)     max: 18670 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Fire Strike Standard Physics
min: 24750     avg: 25817     median: 25765.5 (46%)     max: 26986 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Time Spy CPU
min: 8500     avg: 9183     median: 9056.5 (38%)     max: 10117 Points
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot Extreme (ES 3.1) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 M1 +
2711 Points (32%)
3DMark - 3DMark Sling Shot (ES 3.0) Unlimited Physics
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1956     avg: 3137     median: 3136.5 (36%)     max: 4317 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Single-Core
100%
M1 +
2363 Points (64%)
min: 2339     avg: 2519     median: 2605 (70%)     max: 2614 Points
Geekbench 6.2 - Geekbench 6.2 Multi-Core
100%
M1 +
8622 Points (34%)
min: 10095     avg: 11157     median: 10348 (41%)     max: 13028 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Single-Core
100%
M1 +
min: 1710     avg: 1729     median: 1730 (73%)     max: 1745 Points
min: 1758     avg: 1894     median: 1956 (83%)     max: 1969 Points
Geekbench 5.5 - Geekbench 5.1 - 5.4 64 Bit Multi-Core
100%
M1 +
min: 7034     avg: 7501     median: 7578 (14%)     max: 7710 Points
min: 9897     avg: 10631     median: 9959 (18%)     max: 12038 Points
Mozilla Kraken 1.1 - Kraken 1.1 Total Score *
100%
M1 +
min: 418     avg: 473.8     median: 483 (1%)     max: 516 ms
min: 532     avg: 547     median: 546 (1%)     max: 564 ms
Sunspider - Sunspider 1.0 Total Score *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 65.2     avg: 75.9     median: 76.4 (1%)     max: 86.1 ms
Octane V2 - Octane V2 Total Score
100%
M1 +
min: 62055     avg: 63340     median: 62589.5 (56%)     max: 66974 Points
77466 Points (70%)
WebXPRT 4 - WebXPRT 4 Score
100%
M1 +
189 Points (54%)
min: 229     avg: 247     median: 252 (72%)     max: 255 Points
WebXPRT 3 - WebXPRT 3 Score
100%
M1 +
min: 216     avg: 266.3     median: 280.5 (58%)     max: 304 Points
min: 279     avg: 296.7     median: 296 (62%)     max: 315 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 UX
100%
1 M1 +
min: 104389     avg: 105297     median: 105297 (88%)     max: 106205 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 MEM
100%
1 M1 +
min: 110874     avg: 111266     median: 111266 (90%)     max: 111658 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 GPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 533978     avg: 539206     median: 539206 (99%)     max: 544434 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 CPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 267169     avg: 271808     median: 271808 (98%)     max: 276446 Points
AnTuTu v8 - AnTuTu v8 Total Score
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1017190     avg: 1027580     median: 1027580 (99%)     max: 1037960 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 Total Score
100%
1 M1 +
min: 1040910     avg: 1113810     median: 1113810 (67%)     max: 1186710 Points
Antutu v9 - AnTuTu v9 CPU
100%
1 M1 +
min: 244643     avg: 254253     median: 254252 (70%)     max: 263862 Points
CrossMark - CrossMark Overall
100%
M1 +
min: 1266     avg: 1301     median: 1283 (49%)     max: 1355 Points
min: 1423     avg: 1538     median: 1555 (60%)     max: 1635 Points
Power Consumption - Prime95 Power Consumption - external Monitor *
min: 59     avg: 78.4     median: 61.3 (11%)     max: 114.8 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 +
27.2 Watt (5%)
min: 62     avg: 79.3     median: 63 (12%)     max: 113 Watt
Power Consumption - Geekbench 5.5 Power Consumption 150cd *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 8.23     avg: 8.7     median: 8.5 (4%)     max: 9.49 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption - external Monitor *
100%
1 M1 +
3 Watt (2%)
min: 4.3     avg: 6.2     median: 6.3 (4%)     max: 7.86 Watt
Power Consumption - Idle Power Consumption 150cd 1min *
100%
1 M1 +
min: 2.29     avg: 2.9     median: 3.1 (3%)     max: 3.22 Watt
min: 6.65     avg: 7.4     median: 7.1 (8%)     max: 8.33 Watt
Power Consumption - Cinebench R15 Multi Power Efficiency - external Monitor
100%
1 M1 +
37.5 Points per Watt (28%)
min: 37.4     avg: 37.8     median: 37.8 (28%)     max: 38.1 Points per Watt

Average Benchmarks Apple M1 → 100% n=20

Average Benchmarks AMD Ryzen 9 PRO 7940HS → 139% n=20

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