Apple M1 Pro 8-Core vs A100

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Primary details

Comparing A100 and M1 Pro 8-Core processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the rankingnot rated722
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Market segmentLaptopLaptop
Seriesno dataApple M-Series
Architecture codenameStealey (2007)no data
Release dateJune 2007 (17 years ago)18 October 2021 (3 years ago)

Detailed specifications

A100 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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 cores1 (Single-Core)8 (Octa-Core)
Threads18
Base clock speedno data2.06 GHz
Boost clock speed0.6 GHz3.22 GHz
L1 cache64 KB (per core)2.3 MB
L2 cache512 KB (per core)28 MB
L3 cache0 KB16 MB
Chip lithography90 nm5 nm
Die size66 mm2no data
Number of transistors176 million33700 Million
64 bit support-+
Windows 11 compatibility-no data

Compatibility

Information on A100 and M1 Pro 8-Core 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.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1no data
SocketIntel BGA 437no data
Power consumption (TDP)3 Wattno data

Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by A100 and M1 Pro 8-Core. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR2no data

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics cardno dataApple M1 Pro 14-Core GPU ( - 1296 MHz)

Pros & cons summary


Physical cores 1 8
Threads 1 8
Chip lithography 90 nm 5 nm

Apple M1 Pro 8-Core has 700% more physical cores and 700% more threads, and a 1700% more advanced lithography process.

We couldn't decide between A100 and M1 Pro 8-Core. We've got no test results to judge.


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