Apple M4 (8 cores) vs 3020e
Aggregate performance score
Apple M4 (8 cores) outperforms 3020e by a whopping 762% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
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Primary details
Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.
| Place in the ranking | 2319 | 672 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Laptop |
| Series | AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) | Apple M4 |
| Power efficiency | 9.67 | 100.00 |
| Designer | AMD | Apple |
| Architecture codename | Dali (Zen) (2020) | no data |
| Release date | 4 August 2020 (4 years ago) | 28 October 2024 (less than a year ago) |
Detailed specifications
3020e and M4 (8 cores) basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.
| Physical cores | 2 (Dual-core) | 8 (Octa-Core) |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Base clock speed | 1.2 GHz | no data |
| Boost clock speed | 2.6 GHz | 4 GHz |
| L1 cache | 192 KB | no data |
| L2 cache | 1 MB | no data |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | no data |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Maximum core temperature | 105 °C | no data |
| 64 bit support | + | + |
| Windows 11 compatibility | + | no data |
Compatibility
Information on 3020e and M4 (8 cores) compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.
| Socket | FT5 | no data |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Technologies and extensions
Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by 3020e and M4 (8 cores). You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.
| Instruction set extensions | MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4A, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, AVX2, BMI2, ABM, FMA, ADX, SMEP, SMAP, CPB, AES-NI, RDRAND, RDSEED, SHA, SME | no data |
| AES-NI | + | - |
| FMA | + | - |
| AVX | + | - |
Memory specs
Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by 3020e and M4 (8 cores). Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.
| Supported memory types | DDR4 | no data |
Graphics specifications
General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.
| Integrated graphics card | AMD Radeon RX Vega 3 ( - 1000 MHz) | Apple M4 8-core GPU |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Various benchmark results of the processors in comparison. Overall score is measured in points in 0-100 range, higher is better.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark performance rating.
Passmark
Passmark CPU Mark is a widespread benchmark, consisting of 8 different types of workload, including integer and floating point math, extended instructions, compression, encryption and physics calculation. There is also one separate single-threaded scenario measuring single-core performance. Other than that, Passmark measures multi-core performance.
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 1.50 | 12.93 |
| Recency | 4 August 2020 | 28 October 2024 |
| Physical cores | 2 | 8 |
| Threads | 2 | 8 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 3 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 6 Watt | 5 Watt |
Apple M4 (8 cores) has a 762% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 4 years, 300% more physical cores and 300% more threads, a 366.7% more advanced lithography process, and 20% lower power consumption.
The Apple M4 (8 cores) is our recommended choice as it beats the AMD 3020e in performance tests.
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