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Apple M4 10 Cores

vs

AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

CPU Comparison Result

Below are the results of a comparison of Apple M4 10 Cores and AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX processors based on key performance characteristics, as well as power consumption and much more.

Advantages

Apple M4 10 Cores

More Total Cores: 10 (10 vs 8)
Higher Technology: Second-generation 3 nm (Second-generation 3 nm vs TSMC 5nm FinFET)
Newer Launch Date: May 2024 (May 2024 vs February 2023)

AMD Ryzen 7 7745HX

Higher Max Turbo Frequency: Up to 5.1 GHz (4.46 GHz vs Up to 5.1 GHz)

Basic

Apple

Label Name

AMD

May 2024

Launch Date

February 2023

Laptop

Platform

Laptop

Apple custom ARM architecture

CPU Architecture

Apple M4

CPU Name

Apple M4 10-Core

Model Name

Ryzen 7 7745HX

Code Name

Dragon Range

TSMC

Foundry

Generation

Zen 4

OS Support

Windows 11 - 64-Bit Edition, Windows 10 - 64-Bit Edition, RHEL x86 64-Bit, Ubuntu x86 64-Bit

CPU Specifications

Total Cores

Cores is a hardware term that describes the number of independent central processing units in a single computing component (die or chip).

Total Threads

Performance-cores

Efficient-cores

Basic Frequency

3.6 GHz

4.46 GHz

Max Turbo Frequency

Up to 5.1 GHz

2.89 GHz

Efficient-core Max Turbo Frequency

4.46 GHz

Performance-core Max Turbo Frequency

L1 Cache

512 KB

L2 Cache

8 MB

L3 Cache

32 MB

CPU Socket

The socket is the component that provides the mechanical and electrical connections between the processor and motherboard.

FL1

Unlocked for Overclocking

Yes

Second-generation 3 nm

Technology

Lithography refers to the semiconductor technology used to manufacture an integrated circuit, and is reported in nanometer (nm), indicative of the size of features built on the semiconductor.

TSMC 5nm FinFET

TDP

55W

Max. Operating Temperature

Junction Temperature is the maximum temperature allowed at the processor die.

100°C

PCI Express Version

PCI Express Revision is the supported version of the PCI Express standard. Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (or PCIe) is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard for attaching hardware devices to a computer. The different PCI Express versions support different data rates.

PCIe® 5.0

Instruction Set

An instruction set architecture (ISA) defines the instructions a processor can execute. Common architectures include x86-64, ARM and RISC-V. The ISA determines software compatibility, while optional instruction extensions add specialized capabilities.

x86-64

28 billion

Transistor Count

Memory Specifications

LPDDR5X unified memory

Memory Type

DDR5

32 GB

Max Memory Size

Max memory size refers to the maximum memory capacity supported by the processor.

64 GB

Memory Channels

The number of memory channels refers to the bandwidth operation for real world application.

120 GB/s

Max Memory Bandwidth

Max Memory bandwidth is the maximum rate at which data can be read from or stored into a semiconductor memory by the processor (in GB/s).

7500 MT/s

Maximum Memory Speed

2x1R DDR5-5200, 2x2R DDR5-5200

ECC Memory Support

ECC Memory Supported indicates processor support for Error-Correcting Code memory. ECC memory is a type of system memory that can detect and correct common kinds of internal data corruption. Note that ECC memory support requires both processor and chipset support.

GPU Specifications

Thunderbolt / DisplayPort 1.4 over USB-C; HDMI

External Display Standard

Apple M4 10-core GPU

GPU Name

Supported

Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz

Max External Display Resolution

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW, AV1; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed

Video Decode

H.264, HEVC, ProRes, ProRes RAW; hardware-accelerated; frame rate not disclosed

Video Encode

Integrated Graphics Model

An integrated GPU refers to the graphics core that is integrated into the CPU processor. Leveraging the processor's powerful computational capabilities and intelligent power efficiency management, it delivers outstanding graphics performance and a smooth application experience at a lower power consumption.

AMD Radeon™ 610M

Graphics Core Count

Graphics Frequency

2200 MHz

Up to 8K at 60Hz or 4K at 240Hz

Max Resolution

Metal

GPU APIs

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW; AV1 decode

Media Engine

Video Decode Engines

Video Encode Engines