AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS VS Apple M5 (10-Core)

We are comparing the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS (AMD) with the Apple M5 (10-Core) (Apple). Scroll down to the pros and cons of each processor, in-depth specs, and benchmark comparisons.

KEY DIFFERENCES OF AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AND Apple M5 (10-Core)

Here’s how AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and Apple M5 (10-Core) stack up against each other in their most impactful areas.

AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS: 4 advantages Apple M5 (10-Core): 6 advantages

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS

4
  • 60% more CPU threads (16 vs 10)
  • 300% more performance-core threads (16 vs 4)
  • 100% more performance cores (8 vs 4)
  • Includes dedicated NPU acceleration

Reasons to consider the Apple M5 (10-Core)

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  • 25% more CPU cores (10 vs 8)
  • 21% higher P-core base frequency (4610 MHz vs 3800 MHz)
  • 37% higher Geekbench V6 multi-core score (17862 vs 13018)
  • 66% higher Geekbench V6 single-core score (4276 vs 2580)
  • 56% higher PassMark single-core score (5803 vs 3730)
  • 35% higher Blender score (276 vs 205)

SPECIFICATION TABLE COMPARISON OF AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AND Apple M5 (10-Core)

Below is the detailed specification table comparing AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and Apple M5 (10-Core).

Note: Highlighted specs mean that CPU wins that spec row.

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Specification AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Apple M5 (10-Core)
General Information
CPU Name: AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Apple M5 (10-Core)
Vendor: AMD Apple
Release Date: December 6, 2023 October 15, 2025
Type: Laptop Laptop
Instruction Set: x86-64 ARMv9
Codename: Zen 4 (Hawk Point) Apple M5
Package and Thermals
Manufacturing Process: 4 nm 3 nm
Transistor Count: 25 billion 28 billion
TDP (PL1): 35-54 W 27 W
Socket: FP8 Apple M-Socket
Max Temp (TJMax): 100 C 100 C
CPU Cores
Total Cores
Total Cores 8 10
Total Threads 16 10
P-Cores
P-Cores 8 4
P-Threads 16 4
P-Core Base Frequency 3800 MHz 4610 MHz
P-Core Turbo Frequency 5100 MHz —
E-Cores
E-Cores — 6
E-Threads — 6
E-Core Base Frequency — 3000 MHz
NPU
NPU
Cache and Bus
Multiplier Locked Locked
Bus Frequency 100 MHz —
L1 Cache 64 KB 192 KB
L2 Cache 1 MB 16 MB
L3 Cache 16 MB —
Memory Support
Memory Types: DDR5-5600, LPDDR5x-7500 LPDDR5X-9600
Max Memory Size: 256 GB 32 GB
Memory Channels: 2 8
Max Memory Bandwidth: — 153 GB/s
ECC Support:
Technologies: AVX-512, BMI1, BMI2, F16C, SHA, XDNA2, Precision Boost 2, SMT, AMD-V, EVP, NX-Bit, SMAP, SMEP N/A
Benchmarks
Geekbench V6
Multi-Core 13018 17862
Single-Core 2580 4276
File Compression 1120 1790
Clang Compression 96 138
HTML5 Browser 278 427
PDF Renderer 374 431
Text Processing 262 421
Background Blur 60 79
Photo Processing 111 156
Ray Tracing 22 22
PassMark CPU
Multi-Core 28418 27718
Single-Core 3730 5803
Integer Math 97300 57400
Floating Point 59000 78200
Prime Numbers 87 335
String Sorting 41500 36400
Data Encryption 20400 17300
Data Compression 342900 313000
Physics 1349 3338
Extended Instructions 25500 16100
Cinebench 2024
Multi-Core 932 1183
Single-Core 102 208
Blender
Render Score 205 276

Tip: ▲ indicates a higher-is-better spec advantage, while ▼ indicates a lower-is-better advantage.

PERFORMANCE CHART COMPARISON OF AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS AND Apple M5 (10-Core)

The charts below visualize how AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and Apple M5 (10-Core) stack up in key performance metrics.

Performance Radar Chart

Category scores overview (0 to 100)
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
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Performance Benchmarks

Grey is the market top value. Colored bars show each CPU's relative benchmark reach.
Market Top
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
Apple M5 (10-Core)

Release Timeline of AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS and Apple M5 (10-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
679 days
Apple M5 (10-Core)

AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS was released 1 year, 10 months, 9 days earlier than Apple M5 (10-Core).

Value For Money Calculator

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Domain Score Summary

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AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS Apple M5 (10-Core)
ALL
Overall
Difference: 9
Leads
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
72
Apple M5 (10-Core)
81
Single-Core Performance
Difference: 24
Leads
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
72
Apple M5 (10-Core)
96
Multi-Core Performance
Difference: 2
Leads
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
64
Apple M5 (10-Core)
66
CPU Architecture
Difference: 11
Leads
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
51
Apple M5 (10-Core)
62
Memory Architecture
Difference: 5
Leads
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
69
Apple M5 (10-Core)
64
Energy Efficiency
Difference: 10
Leads
AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS
76
Apple M5 (10-Core)
86

Our Verdict

In conclusion, the Apple M5 (10-Core) is clearly better overall compared to the AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS. Its strongest advantages are in Single-Core Performance, Multi-Core Performance, CPU Architecture and Energy Efficiency. The AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS is the better fit if your top priority is Memory Architecture.

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