AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M1 Pro

Processor comparisons 15-02-2023

   You may have difficulties with the choice of a processor, you will solve them by reading the detailed tests AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS vs Apple M1 Pro and understand which is better for games or simple use for machine learning, rendering, video editing, programming, streaming. Here you can find useful information from real video editing and streaming tests or various benchmarks. A careful review of all the specifications, so that it can be easier to understand, is summarized in the table.
   From the comparison video, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like Blender, AIDA64, Handbrake, GeekBench 6, 5.2, VeraCrypt, PassMark, 3DMark, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Furmark, DaVinci Resolve Studio, UserBenchmark, SuperPi, 7zip, Dolphin Emulator, Blender, RealBench, WPrime, MATLAB, Prime95, PCMark 10, Gears 5.
   Gaming performance of CPUs in:

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

After reading the results these benchmarks and videos, you can already make an informed decision about which CPU is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 Pro or AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS.

Summary benchmark results

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

Ryzen 9 7940HS

64%

M1 Pro

59%

This shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 9 7940HS is 7% better than M1 Pro. The data source is several popular tests. Detailed information can be found below.

Gaming performance
Summary result of all game benchmarks.

Ryzen 9 7940HS

61%

M1 Pro

57%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	107.5	101.0
Valorant	122.1	114.8
Cyberpunk 2077	68.4	64.3
Apex Legends	114.8	107.9
Call of Duty Warzone	91.6	86.1
Overwatch	98.9	93.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	84.3	79.2
DOOM Eternal	61.1	57.4
Warzone	95.2	89.5
Assassin's Creed	102.6	96.4
Valheim	101.4	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 computers that were in the comparisons not only did they have different amounts of RAM and different video cards. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 2K, FullHD or 4K. Therefore, 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 9 7940HS

165%

M1 Pro

358%

To make a final decision on which processor is better, you should also consider the generation of its core. The newer the processor generation, the better its performance in games and benchmarks, as well as its energy efficiency. In this case the M1 Pro is more energy efficient than the Ryzen 9 7940HS 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. You need to buy a cooler that has the TDP data specified in the specification was greater than the TDP of the compared processor.

Software benchmarks

For example you want to use the processor not only for gaming, but also for streaming, programming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, then first of all you need to pay attention to the performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, the processor includes all cores and threads that it has to the maximum to reach maximum performance. You will find out this data from the benchmark tables below. Before using the data from these tests, be sure to check whether the program you are going to use on your computer supports multi-threaded mode. Since there are still many programs that can use only one core to run, and all the advantages of multi-core mode turns out to be unnecessary.

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Apple M1 Pro
Cinbench 15 Single-core	293	304
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4426	1716
Cinbench 20 Single-core	667	590
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	10551	2936
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1669	2233
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	28954	11512

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core	3505	5046
Multi-Core	46681	32596

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

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core	1986	1723
Multi-Core	19074	12737

Comparison of specifications

In the specification comparison table, the most useful will be the the possibility of overclocking it and release date of the processor. The later the processor is released, 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. When the processor can be overclocked, thereby increasing its performance, then it will continue to maintain maximum FPS even in the newest games. The economy are obvious! Accordingly, you do not need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer.

	AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS	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	5.2 MHz
Frequency	4 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	100-000000954 (FP7r2) 100-000000963 (FP7) 100-000001128 (FP8)	APL1103

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 9 7940HS is 19% better than M1 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Pro has 2 more core than Ryzen 9 7940HS. 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 9 7940HS is better: 29
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Pro is better: 8
Although it should be understood that all the number in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should totally trust a simple comparison of these figures. Better to watch the video tests and read the opinion of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS and Apple M1 Pro before making a choice which of the CPUs to buy for gaming.

AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS 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.