CPU Comparison: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U vs Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz

Key Findings

The Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz leads in single-threaded performance by up to 14.0%
In multi-threaded workloads, the Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz shows superior performance with a 6.5% advantage
The Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz has the highest core count with 12 cores

Performance Rankings & Market Position

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

Laptop

Release Date

Q2 2023

Market Position

467th fastest in multithreading

4890 CPUs246th fastest in single threading

4890 CPUs63rd fastest in

1434 Laptop CPUs

Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz

Laptop

Release Date

Q1 2023

Market Position

422nd fastest in multithreading

4890 CPUs74th fastest in single threading

4890 CPUs56th fastest in

1434 Laptop CPUs

Performance

Single-Thread Performance

7840U

3,602

MHz

4,108

Multi-Thread Performance

7840U

24,990

MHz

26,611

Specifications: AMD Ryzen 7 7840U vs Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz

💻CPU Model

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

7840U

Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz

MHz

🔄Other Names

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U w/ Radeon 780M Graphics, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U w/ Radeon(TM) 780M Graphics, AMD Ryzen 7 7840U with Radeon 780M Graphics

7840U

ARM Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 0 MHz

MHz

⚡Base Clock

3.3 GHz

7840U

3.5 GHz

MHz

🚀Turbo Clock

5.1 GHz

7840U

N/A

MHz

💻Cores/Threads

8 Threads: 16

7840U

12 Threads: 12

MHz

🔌Socket

N/A

7840U

N/A

MHz

⚡TDP

30 W

7840U

N/A

MHz

💾Cache

L1 Instruction Cache: 8 x 32 KBL1 Data Cache: 8 x 32 KBL2 Cache: 8 x 1024 KBL3 Cache: 16 MB

7840U

N/A

MHz

The AMD Ryzen 7 7840U and Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz compete in the Laptop segment. The Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz leads in single-thread performance, which is crucial for gaming and everyday tasks.

For multi-threaded applications, the Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz takes the lead, despite having the same core count.

Power consumption differs significantly, with the Apple M2 Pro 12 Core 3480 MHz drawing more power under load (NaNW vs NaNW). This may impact system thermal design and power supply requirements.