AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX vs Apple M1 Pro

Processor comparisons   15-02-2023
   You may have difficulties with the choice of a CPU, you will solve them by reading the comprehensive tests AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX vs Apple M1 Pro and understand which is better for games or simple use for video editing, rendering, machine learning, programming, streaming. Here is useful information from several benchmarks or real streaming and video editing tests. A thorough review of all the technical characteristics, to make it easier to read, is made by the table.
   From the video comparison, you can get the results of joint testing in synthetic type tests like AIDA64, MATLAB, Furmark, 7zip, WPrime, World of Tanks enCore Benchmark, Prime95, UserBenchmark, Gears 5, Blender, PCMark 10, RealBench, Cinebench 23 (20, 15), VeraCrypt, Handbrake, DaVinci Resolve Studio, 3DMark, SuperPi, Dolphin Emulator, GeekBench 6, 5.2, Blender, PassMark.
   And how good the CPUs are in games:

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

After reading the results of all benchmarks and videos, you already be able to understand which processor is better to buy for gaming Apple M1 Pro or AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX.

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 7745HX

63%

M1 Pro

59%

The number of this parameter shows the performance of the processors in single-threaded and multi-threaded mode. In this comparison, Ryzen 7 7745HX is 6% 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 7 7745HX

60%

M1 Pro

57%

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

Gaming benchmark

Fortnite	105.9	101.0
Valorant	120.4	114.8
Cyberpunk 2077	67.4	64.3
Apex Legends	113.2	107.9
Call of Duty Warzone	90.3	86.1
Overwatch	97.5	93.0
Red Dead Redemption 2	83.1	79.2
DOOM Eternal	60.2	57.4
Warzone	93.9	89.5
Assassin's Creed	101.1	96.4
Valheim	99.9	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 participating in the comparing not only were the equipped with different video cards and different amounts of RAM. But users also tested them at different screen resolutions: 4K, 2K or FullHD. 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 compare it in one assembly with the video card that is installed in your computer.

Power consumption

Ryzen 7 7745HX

114%

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 7 7745HX as it consumes less power: 55W vs. 16W. Power consumption is particularly important for laptops. Also, when choosing a processor cooling system, it will be useful to know its TDP. It is necessary to count 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 streaming, video rendering or video editing, machine learning, programming, then the main parameter for you is its performance in multi-threaded mode. In this mode, to achieve maximum performance, the CPU includes all cores and threads that it has. You will learn this data from the benchmark tables below. Before you take into account the data from these tests, be sure to make sure that the software that you are going to use on your computer can work in multi-threaded mode. Because there are still many programs that use only one core to work, and all the benefit 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 7745HX	Apple M1 Pro
Cinbench 15 Single-core	244	304
Cinbench 15 Multi-core	4063	1716
Cinbench 20 Single-core	591	590
Cinbench 20 Multi-core	9722	2936
Cinbench 23 Single-core	1515	2233
Cinbench 23 Multi-core	26723	11512

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core	3212	5046
Multi-Core	43099	32596

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

	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Apple M1 Pro
Single-Core	1883	1723
Multi-Core	17596	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 later. The same benefits from the presence of overclocking. If the processor can be overclocked, increasing its performance, then it will still be able to produce maximum FPS even in new games. It turns out that there is no longer a need to buy a new CPU to enjoy the games any longer. The savings are obvious!

	AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX	Apple M1 Pro
Announcement date	January 27, 2023	October 07, 2021
Type	Laptop	Laptop
Socket	FL1	M1
Core name	Dragon Range	8x Firestorm and 2x Icestorm
Architecture	Zen 4	hybrid (big.LITTLE)
Generation	5	1
Turbo Frequency	5.1 MHz
Frequency	3.6 MHz	3.2 MHz
Cores	8	10
Threads	16	10
Bus rate
Bit	64	64
Lithography	5 nm	5 nm
Transistors count	12600 millions	34000 millions
Power consumption (TDP)	55 W	16 W
Memory type	DDR5	LPDDR5 - Up to 6400MHz
Max. Memory	64 Gb	32 Gb
Memory Frequency	5200	6400
Memory bandwidth		208 GByte/s
L1 cache	512KB	4MB
L2 cache	8MB	24MB
L3 cache	32MB	24MB
Overclocking	Yes	No
Supports ECC	No	No
Part number	100-000000721	APL1103

In this comparison block, you should pay attention to the differences in clock speed and the number of cores. Here Ryzen 7 7745HX is 11% better than M1 Pro in terms of CPU frequency. Another difference is that M1 Pro has 2 more core than Ryzen 7 7745HX. 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 7745HX is better: 28
The number of parameters for which Apple M1 Pro is better: 8
Although it should be understood that the summary data in the text above do not mean that taking them into account you should fully trust a simple comparison of these numbers. Better to watch the testing video and read the reviews of of people who bought AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX and Apple M1 Pro before making a choice which CPU to buy for gaming and which not.

AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX - all data

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

• AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX 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.