AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Apple M1 Pro

Processor comparisons 15-02-2023

   Perhaps you are thinking about choosing a processor, you will be able to make a choice by looking at the AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS vs Apple M1 Pro tests and decide which is better for games or normal use for streaming, programming, rendering, machine learning, video editing. Here you can find useful information from various benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough analysis of all the technical characteristics, so that it can be easier to understand, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests such as Furmark, RealBench, Blender, WPrime, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, DaVinci Resolve Studio, Gears 5, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), Handbrake, VeraCrypt, PassMark, AIDA64, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, Blender, Prime95, PCMark 10, 3DMark, GeekBench 6, 5.2, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, MATLAB.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

Watch Dogs Legion
Cyberpunk 2077
Red Dead Redemption 2
Borderlands 3
Grand Theft Auto V
Fortnite
Rainbow Six Siege
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare and Warzone
Overwatch
Halo Infinite
Last Man Standing
Fallout 76
DOOM: Eternal
Valheim
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
World of Warcraft: Shadowlands
Apex Legends
Death Stranding
Valorant

After reading the results of joint benchmarks and videos, you already be able to figure out which processor is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 Pro or AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS.

Summary benchmark results

As a percentage of the maximum value based on a sample from the entire base of all processors
Processor Benchmark

Ryzen 7 7840HS

59%

M1 Pro

59%

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 7 7840HS

57%

M1 Pro

57%

The maximum result in this parameter is 100 percent, which is the performance of the most powerful processor currently available. And it is clear that this is a server processor, on which no one will play games. Because this processor costs several tens of thousands of dollars. Therefore, if you think that the selected CPU has a low game result, look at the FPS that it produces in real games in the summary table below.
List of other games in which processors were compared: NBA 2K20, Ghostrunner, Hitman 3, Half-Life: Alyx, DOTA 2A, Microsoft Flight Simulator, Monster Hunter World, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG), Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (CS GO), Battlefield V, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, League of Legends (LOL), Horizon Zero Dawn, Control, Metro Exodus, Forza Horizon 4, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Resident Evil 7 Biohazard.

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	100.5	101.0
Valorant	114.2	114.8
Cyberpunk 2077	64.0	64.3
Apex Legends	107.4	107.9
Call of Duty Warzone	85.7	86.1
Overwatch	92.5	93.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	78.8	79.2
DOOM Eternal	57.1	57.4
Warzone	89.1	89.5
Assassin's Creed	96.0	96.4
Valheim	94.8	95.3

The numbers in this table indicate the maximum FPS that was received on the device with the corresponding processor. Depending on the configuration of the computer (RAM size and Video Card) and graphics quality settings (Ultra, Medium, Normal), the results may differ quite significantly. We recommend that you better study the results of the Cinebench, GeekBench and Passmark becnmarks.
The tested computers not only did they have different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. So the game benchmark data is approximate. But all video cards met the average system requirements of games. You will get more accurate information about how powerful the processor will be in games, if you get acquainted with the benchmarks that are made with the same video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 7840HS

156%

M1 Pro

358%

To make a final resolution on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. It is clear that the newer the generation, the better the performance of the processor in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 Pro is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 7 7840HS since it has less power consumption: 40W vs. 16W. Power consumption is especially important for laptops. And TDP should be taken into account when choosing a processor cooling system. It is necessary to calculate so that the TDP data specified in the cooler specification is greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

If you plan to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for programming, machine learning, video editing or video rendering, streaming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all threads and cores that it has to the maximum to achieve maximum efficiency. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the software you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode are unused.

Cinebench 23, 20 an 15
The results of this benchmark show Single-threaded and Multi-threaded CPU performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS	Apple M1 Pro
Cinbench 15 Single-core	211	304
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	2865	1716
Cinbench 20 Single-core	452	590
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	6799	2936
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1095	2233
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	18618	11512

Passmark
This popular benchmark displays Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS	Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core	2275	5046
Multi-Core	30003	32596

GeekBench 6, 5.2
This benchmark shows Multi-threaded and Single-threaded processor performance

	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS	Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core	1876	1723
Multi-Core	12274	12737

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the processor release date and overclocking capability will be the most useful. The newer the processor, the longer it will last you. And the easier it will be to upgrade the system in the future. The same can be said about overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in the newest games. Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS	Apple M1 Pro
Announcement date	January 27, 2023	October 07, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FP7r2;FP7;FP8	M1
Core name	Phoenix	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm
Architecture	Zen 4	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	6	1
Turbo Frequency	5.1 MHz
Frequency	3.8 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	10
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	4 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	13400 millions	34000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	40 W	16 W
Memory type	DDR5 (FP7r2) LPDDR5/x (FP7, FP8)	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz
Max. Memory	256 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	7500	6400
Memory bandwidth		208 GByte/s
L1 cache	512KB	4MB
L2 cache	8MB	24MB
L3 cache	16MB	24MB
Overclocking	No	No
Supports ECC	Yes	No
Part number	100-000000955 (FP7r2) 100-000000964 (FP7) 100-000001129 (FP8)	APL1103

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 7840HS is 15% better than M1 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Pro has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 7840HS. Also keep in mind that high CPU frequency affects battery life through power consumption (relevant for laptops).

Result:
The number of parameters for which AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS is better: 15
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Pro is better: 22
Although it should be understood that the summary data that you have looked at here do not mean that taking them into account you should completely trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the testing video and read the opinion of real owners of AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS and Apple M1 Pro before making a decision which of the processors to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS specs and review.

Apple M1 Pro - all data

• Cinebench r15 score
• Cinebench r20 score
• Cinebench r23 score
• GeekBench 6, 5.2 score

• Apple M1 Pro specs and review.